Male' city's Galolhu Mid councilor Mariyam Reehan Nazim and Henveiru North councilor Aishath Nizlee Rasheed have joined the ruling People's National Congress (PNC).
Both councilors joined the PNC at the rally to launch the manifesto of the PNC candidate Aishath Azima. The membership forms were handed over to President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.
Both Reehan and Nizlee were elected to the Male' city council on a ticket of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Reehan later joined the Democrats while Nizlee remained in the MDP.
Currently, there are 10 councillors representing the government in the Male' city council. Reehan and Nizlee are the first women councilors in Male' city to represent the government.
The opposition councilors in the Male' city council are Galolhu North councilor Mohamed Saif Fathih from the Democrats and Maafannu West MP Mohamed Areesh from the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
