Male' City Mayor Adam Azim said the Maldives can only be developed through a decentralized system that empowers local councils, and criticized the government for amending the Decentralization Act and seizing council-owned land. He said the land seizures are projected to cut the Male' City Council's estimated 2027 revenue by approximately 80 percent.
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I believe that this nation can only be developed through a decentralized system; there is no other way. For thousands of years, this country remained underdeveloped because we failed to establish the right framework. It was only after the …
Now, there are attempts to dismantle this progress and revert to an archaic system—one where citizens must plead with a central leader to develop their harbors, schools, or roads. This is an attempt to reintroduce a system of subjugation.
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Mayor Azim stated that the government's sudden seizure of several land plots from the Male' City Council is projected to slash the council's estimated revenue for 2027 by approximately 80 percent.
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