Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says he, the NFP and descendants of the Girmitiya, unreservedly and unequivocally accept the apology from the Methodist Church of Fiji and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
While speaking at the reconciliation service, Professor Prasad says let us all march ahead in unison and harmony to make Fiji a beacon of hope and land of opportunity.
He says this milestone gesture will now be part of an indelible history of our nation that once was at odds with itself and at critical crossroads, but collectively overcame insurmountable challenges by harnessing the talents and qualities of all its people.
Professor Prasad also says what Fiji and our diaspora have just witnessed has sowed the seeds for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, so critically needed to put a permanent closure to our ugly chapter of upheavals.
He adds once and for all, it will put an end to those whose political ambitions revolve around invoking fear and ill-will by fanning the flames of racism.
