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What the opposition did was "birth" decentralization system and then walked away: Shiyam

Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said the opposition MDP merely 'gave birth to' the decentralization system and then abandoned it, arguing the current government has done more for councils, including building council offices in over 100 islands and empowering Women's Development Committees. He spoke at a PNC ceremony opening a Malé campaign office for Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi ahead of the local council elections.

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  1. Sat 4 Apr
    Women's Development Committee elections are to be held. on April 4th only The Edition Shiyam noted that this government has done the most work to empower the members who win the WDC elections to be held on April 4th, providing them with the opportunity to work alongside a good salary.

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  • The [opposition] is saying that the decentralization system is a child they conceived and gave birth to. I wonder from where these people are saying this. It wasn't even these people who started talking about the decentralization system,

    Ahmed Shiyam The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • If they are going to say that, the only credit I can give them is this; if it was born, they are the ones who gave birth to it and then abandoned the system in the streets.

    Ahmed Shiyam The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • If anything had been done for the decentralization system before this, it wouldn't be necessary in over 100 islands, surely, to first of all build an office building,

    Ahmed Shiyam The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

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What the opposition did was "birth" decentralization system and then walked away: Shiyam

100 islands islands where President Muizzu had to build council office buildings

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  • 100 islands islands where President Muizzu had to build council office buildings The Edition President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu would not have had to build council office buildings in 100 islands.

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  • 55 islands islands where RCC contracted to construct new council secretariat buildings The Edition The government has contracted RCC to construct new buildings for council secretariats in 55 islands across the Maldives.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 50 islands islands where new council buildings planned with Chinese free aid The Edition Additionally, the government is working on constructing new buildings for councils in another 50 islands with free aid from the Chinese government.

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  • The PNC held a ceremony to open the Malé campaign office for Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi for the upcoming local council elections. Malé The Edition During a ceremony held by the PNC to open the Malé campaign office for Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi for the upcoming local council elections, Minister Shiyam countered the remarks made by the opposition regarding the decentralization system.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

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