Why was the Great Council of Chiefs abolished in Fiji in 2012?

In March 2012, the Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs) was abolished by the Fijian government under the leadership of Voreque Bainimarama.12

Bainimarama justified the decision by characterizing the body as an outdated and divisive relic of the British colonial era. Prior to its formal abolition, the activities of the council had already been suspended by the interim government in April 2007.13