Gayoom turns down invite to launch Yameen’s re-election campaign
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has declined an invitation to inaugurate a symposium to launch President Abdulla Yameen’s re-election campaign for 2018, set to begin tonight.
03 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has declined an invitation to inaugurate a symposium to launch President Abdulla Yameen’s re-election campaign for 2018, set to begin tonight.
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had sent a letter to Gayoom, requesting him to be the chief guest at the symposium, but a staff at the First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim’s office said: “for some reason, President Maumoon is not attending.”
Gayoom is the president of the PPM and half-brother to Yameen.
Adeeb will now be the chief guest at the three-day symposium, organized by the first lady’s office without the involvement of ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM).
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