Pres says Covid hampered salary hikes for civil servants
President Solih said his government got only three years to execute projects as two years were lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.
By
Fathmath Ahmed Shareef
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said on Sunday that the salaries of all government employees would have been increased if Covid-19 pandemic did not happen.
A special ceremony was held on Sunday evening to celebrate the development projects in Addu.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Solih said that he came to Addu in 2018 with an island manifesto. The president said that Addu today shows what the people of Addu wanted to see.
President Solih said his government got only three years to execute projects as two years were lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"If Covid had not confronted us, today we would have made major changes in the salaries of all the people in the government," he said.
The president said:
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Within the three years of governance, a lot has been done across the country
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There have been many major projects started that has not been implemented in the Maldives for a long time; there will be very little left to be done for infrastructure development in the Maldives when these projects are completed
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Every political party will come up with a manifesto for the upcoming election
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In the next five years, his priority will be peace and tranquility
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Social issues will be one of the key targets for the next five years
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Gender equality will be a priority
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Women empowerment in politics will be given priority
