[Source: Legal Aid Commission Fiji/ Facebook] Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu says a comprehensive talanoa, with full disclosure of what has transpired in Fiji in the various events from 1987 must take place, before any process to amend the 2013 Constitution. Seruiratu stresses these steps are fundamental. He adds that it is critical to know what happened, and who was behind all of these events, that shook Fiji, and pushed us backward on the development path.
According to Seruiratu, such a talanoa is the basis for a full transparency and reconciliation process that will ensure solutions that have caused past problems. Seruiratu stresses that a review of the Constitution must undergo a rigorous process. He highlights that the very first step in that process should be the convening of talanoa sessions or political dialogue involving our political and community leaders.
Seruiratu says this is a necessary part of the process, without which Fiji will continue to drift apart, our differences become untenable, our fears grow palpable, and there will be no end to distrust circles. He adds the Talanoa Sessions must involve higher-order proficiencies in honest discussions and emphatic listening, problem identification, constructive feedback, consensus building, and conflict resolution to allow for the identification of the deeper and more complex problems that have plagued Fiji, resulting in the undesirable chronic conflicts that we had encountered as a nation. Seruiratu says one o.