Minister Mahloof to relocate private parking space
Mahloof decided this in response to claims that the designated space aggravates the already harrowed parking situation in the area
Minister Ahmed Mahloof during his appointment, at the President\'s Office, on November 17th
Recently appointed Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof has announced that he will be giving up the specially designated parking space in front of his home in capital city Malé.
Mahloof revealed this in response to a complaint, through a tweet, that the designated space aggravates the already harrowed parking situation in the area.
In response to this, Mahloof said he would ask for the parking area to be relocated.
Mahloof has been lauded for this decision.
Mahloof, who served as representative to his native constituency as a non-partisan member after estrangement from the Progressive Party of Maldives through which he was elected, was appointed minister on November 17th.
The former parliamentarian was spokesperson to the coalition of parties that attained victory in September’s ballots, and was a staunch critic of outgoing former president Abdulla Yameen.
Maldives’ capital is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. While parking outside designated zones on public roads is now loosely tolerated, traffic police are authorized to tow vehicles parked in ‘special permit’ zones such as ones designated to ministers and diplomats.
