ANISH CHAND
4 May, 2021, 10:05 am
Mererai Vatege, a lawyer by profession and Broderick Mervyn, founder of Ignite4Change are the two candidates from Fiji. Picture: SUPPLIED
Two Fijians are vying for the position of Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council.
Mererai Vatege, a lawyer by profession who works as the Senior Industrial Relations Officer for the National Union of Workers (NUW) and Broderick Mervyn, founder of Ignite4Change are the two candidates from Fiji.
Their opponents are from Tonga and Papua New Guinea.
Candidates were chosen from more than hundreds of nominations received from across the Commonwealth following a careful review process. They will compete for the nine executive seats on the council.