Cost Of New Constitution Making

Cost Of New Constitution Making

Editor,

In the matter of the making of a new constitution for Fiji we read in the Fiji Sun (19/3) that "Professor[Yash]Ghai has been appointed by the Government to oversee consultations and the drafting of a new document by the end of next February [2013]".

Prof Ghai is eminently qualified to undertake this assignment. He also has relevant old Fiji connections in this regard.

But for the sake of transparency can we know how much the new constitution making and the appointment of constitutional experts like Prof. Ghai is costing the people of Fiji?

Notwithstanding his expertise it would still be reasonable to assume that the Professor will not be reinventing the wheel when it comes to enunciating the fundamental principles and precepts of democracy in the brand new constituion, will he?

It will probably be a case of packaging old wine in a new bottle.

Yours sincerely,

Rajend Naidu

Sydney

ENDS

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