President's Minister Shahid continued city council work, billed for payments!

Jan 18, 2024, 9:45 AM
Principal Secretary to the President on Corporate Development Mohamed Shahid. -- Photo: President's Office

Principal Secretary to the President on Corporate Development Mohamed Shahid. -- Photo: President's Office

Mohamed Shahid, who worked as a consultant at the Male' city council when President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu was the mayor, continued to work for the council and billed for payments after his appointment as a minister at the President's Office.

Questioned repeatedly on the issue by Adhadhu, Shahid said he had asked the council to cancel the invoices.

Payments have not been made for the invoices, Deputy Mayor Ahmed Nareesh, who is currently in charge of the city council, also told Adhadhu. The agreement made with Shahid was terminated when he was appointed to the President's Office post, Nareesh said.

However, he continued to do the council's work.

According to invoices obtained by Adhadhu, Shahid billed the city council for work done in attendance at the council between November 20 and December 20 after the current administration took office.

He billed the council for MVR 30,000 for work done in-person at the office on all working days during the period except for public holidays.

Invoice submitted by Shahid.
Invoice submitted by Shahid.

Invoice submitted by Shahid.

Some work Shahid billed for

  • Communicating with the company building the local market and finalizing the concept design and project timeline
  • Preparations for inaugurating the local market building project
  • Finalizing concept design for project to rebuild Sinamale' flats as council housing
  • Formulating schedule and evaluating cost for the project
  • Negotiating Vilimale' BDU with company carrying out Vilimale' community project
  • Reviewing parking building drawings with developers

In addition to this work, the invoice submitted by Shahid to the city council also included a lot of other work.

Some councillors and the mayor-elect have also expressed concern about President's Office ministers continuing to do city council work.

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