▁App ana ▁is ▁an ▁academic ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific . ▁App ana ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁well - known ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁columns ▁in ▁F iji . ▁ ▁Mr ▁Par as ▁Su k ul ▁- ▁secretary . ▁Mr ▁Su k ul ▁is ▁the ▁association ' s ▁longest ▁serving ▁officer ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁contact ▁persons ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁He ▁was ▁formerly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁Nas inu ▁Town ▁Council , ▁F iji ' s ▁largest ▁municipality ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁resident ial ▁population . ▁ ▁Mr ▁Ba ij ▁Mah ar aj ▁- ▁tre as urer . ▁Mr ▁Mah ar aj ▁is ▁a ▁career ▁bank er ▁and ▁former ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁F iji ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁Other ▁executive ▁committee ▁members ▁are : ▁Mr ▁Francis ▁Wa qa ▁S ok on ib og i , ▁M s ▁Bas ant ▁Sw ann ▁and ▁Mr ▁M ano a ▁T ale ta wa . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁F iji ▁citizens ▁who ▁are ▁concerned ▁about ▁consumer ▁issues ▁and ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁It ▁currently ▁bo asts ▁ 1 5 0 ▁financial ▁members . ▁ ▁A ims ▁and ▁object ives ▁▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁association , ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁its ▁constitution , ▁is : ▁to ▁collect ▁and ▁dis sem inate ▁information ▁of ▁benefit ▁to ▁consum ers ; ▁and ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁to ▁advance ▁the