MP Mohamed Ameeth had beseeched the government and President Abdulla Yameen to have a harbour built n Maduvvari island of Raa Atoll.

In a joint opposition rally held on the island on Friday night, Ameeth said that he has been pressuring the government to complete the project ever since he acquired his seat in parliament.

Ameeth further expressed detest at how President Yameen had spoken about a project in the works, to have a harbour built in the island.

“I sent Yameen letters, spent numerous amounts of time attempting to talk to him about the project. Pleaded with him” Ameeth said.

Ameeth also said that the government had withdrawn the funds allocated for the project in the state’s annual budget for 2015, after having made a pledge to pursue the project in his presidential campaign.

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In his speech, Ameeth had criticized government tactics, especially its unwillingness to heed the advice of the international community.

Ameeth, who had been a member of the ruling party until his defection this year, went on to say that President Yameen had not supported him during his campaign and that ‘the government has failed its people and their representatives’.