President Mohamed Muizzu has indicated that there is a possibility of obstructing the development of islands and cities if the opposition candidates are elected in the upcoming local council elections.
Speaking at the ruling People's National Congress (PNC) rally held last night, Muizzu called on the people not to make the local council elections an obstacle to development works.
"I believe the people of Maldives will decide to elect councilors who will fully cooperate to implement the government projects. That is what I want. That is my appeal," he said.
Muizzu warned that opposition councilors would create “political chaos” to obstruct the projects.
He added that he does not want the five cities to become places where development has stagnated and that he does not want the mayors elected next year to be opposed to him.
This is the first time Muizzu has spoken about opposition councillors ahead of the local council election. During his recent visits to the islands, he openly discriminated against opposition councillors.
Councillors and mayors from the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) were not allowed to speak at the meetings.
Next year's local council elections will be an evaluation of people's support to Muizzu's administration way through his five-year term.
