The Local Government Authority (LGA) ordered the Kendhikulhudhoo Council to retract a statement accusing President Mohamed Muizzu of abusing state resources during a visit to Noonu Atoll, but the council refused. The matter is now before the Parliament Decentralisation Committee, which has called LGA officials to appear at hearings alongside the council and the petitioner MP.
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Local councils are a layer of government and are empowered to provide and administer public services. Their activities and services should be in line with government policies.
there was no law which defined councils as a layer of the government
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Top officials of the Local Governance Authority (LGA) have been called to appear before the Parliament Decentralisation Committee after the agency ordered the Kendhikulhudhoo Council to withdraw a statement
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the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kendhikulhudhoo, Ahmed Easa, submitted a motion to the parliamentary committee, stating that the LGA's demand for a retraction was illegal and unduly restrictive of the powers of the councils.
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However, members of the opposition-aligned council decided not to do so, stating that the LGA failed to provide a legal basis for why such an action was required
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