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Fiji’s People’s Charter is its own way of addressing its deep rooted, complex and fundamental problems, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has told the 42nd Asian Development Bank annual meeting in Indonesia.
He says despite economic and political challenges, the Fiji government remains committed to addressing them in a holistic way through the implementation of the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.
“For the information of those who may not be aware, the People’s Charter process, as a national level inclusive and participatory undertaking, represents Fiji’s own way of addressing its deep rooted, complex and fundamental problems,” Bainimarama said.
“The overarching objective of the People’s Charter is to rebuild Fiji into a non-racial, culturally vibrant and united, well-governed, truly democratic nation; a nation that seeks progress and prosperity through merit-based equality of opportunity and peace,” he noted.
“Among the key pillars in the Peoples Charter is our quest for good and just governance; to grow the economy and to reduce poverty.”
The government, he added, is focused on carrying out a number of reforms with the view to modernise governmental systems.
With these “we are looking to our development partners like the ADB to help us in both our structural and sectoral reforms through technical assistance and other forms of assistance available through the Bank”.
