Speaker assures commitment to implement president's policies
"Have to keep the people close during governance in order to bring positive changes"
Pictured left to right: President Solih and Speaker Nasheed
Former President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has assured his commitment to implement President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's policies.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Councillors Conference of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Thursday morning, Nasheed reiterated Solih’s claims that the desired change cannot be observed if governance is not done close to the people.
Shedding light on a decentralization framework, Nasheed said that saying Councillors cannot maintain islands and do not have the capability to do so is just an excuse, to not do it and that MDP appreciates the efforts by Councillors.
During the ceremony, Solih assured that once effective, five percent of the government’s annual budget will be given to councils who will be allowed 40 percent of the revenue from leasing reefs and to 100 percent of the total revenue from renting land over which they have jurisdiction in inhabited islands.
