The chairman of the Council, Chief Mol Torvaka Lima Tirsupe, say the national council has structures already in place.
The chairman says he is concerned that if the government goes ahead with the Area Councils, it may clash with traditional structures, especially with regards to land boundaries.
But a government official, Ben Tabi, has assured Chief Tirsupe that the Decentralisation Act states clearly the chiefs have an important role to play in the new initiative, including choosing the chairs of each Area Council.
