President Mohamed Muizzu is the most incompetent leader the country has seen and his administration is the most dictatorial regime we will ever experience, former President Abdulla Yameen has said.
Yameen appeared on Adhadhu's Etherefuh talk show on Wednesday night and said he had not seen a more incompetent President than Muizzu, starting from the administration of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
"I have not seen any leader act as incompetently as the current leader, Muizzu. In every way, everywhere we look across the Maldives, the people are suffering," he stated.
Yameen said the last administration of former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made some unlawful decisions, but had not directly attempted to undermine the power of the constitution.
"[This government] has no economic understanding, no political understanding, has grabbed hold of all constitutional powers and has not given any space to any institution to fulfil the responsibility they were given under the constitution," he said.
He was indirectly referring to the constitutional amendment to give political parties the power to disqualify MPs for floor-crossing and the unlawful dismissal of Supreme Court justices.
The ruling People's National Congress (PNC) has a super majority in the People's Majlis and acts as Muizzu's rubber stamp, while he also controls the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
Yameen warned that the country will not see an administration more dictatorial than the current regime.
"If I had to describe it, I would say we will not have a regime that is more dictatorial than this. I would describe this government, Muizzu's government, as a big-time disappointment within the standards of rule of law and people's expectations," he added.
He also said the people will face more suffering if Muizzu remains in office for another month and urged the President to resign after accepting that he is incapable of governing the country.
