Fiji Constitution to be abrograted before year end 2008

Reliable sources have confirmed that Interim Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and his chief legal advisors made up of the Shameem sisters, Interim Attorney General Aiyaz Khaiyum, Chief of Staff Aziz Mohammed, Acting CJ Anthony Gates, Judge Pathik, lawyer CP Lala, Ba lawyer Sahu-Khan, Judge Mataitoga and others have set a deadline to abrogate the 1997 Fiji Constitution in the last quarter of 2008. While the actual date has not been revealed, these sources confirmed that it will happen anytime between Oct 1 – Dec 31st, 2008.

These sources said Bainimarama’s recent withdrawal from the Forum Joint Working Group amongst other things were to be expected as Bainimarama, his Interim Ministers, cronies and supporters are already categorised as serial liars who do not honor their promises.

They said that more than a dozen major announcements will be made by the junta before the abrogation of the constitution happens. These announcements will range from Bainimarama’s yes-men GCC list, the consolidation of all Fijian-related institutions into one entity under some well known pro-military regime Fijian executives,the merging of some quasi-government owned development and commercial entities, the release of free funds to the tune of $25,000+ per family to sugar-cane farmers to lure them back to Vanua Levu, the indefinite deferment of the general election and court judgment on the much awaited Laisenia Qarase’s case against the interim regime, just to name a few.