Housing ministry takes over more of city council’s office space
The opposition-dominated city council moved its main office to the Huravee building after its eviction from the city hall in April. The housing ministry has now ordered the council to remove its furniture, filing cabinets, and documents from half of the ground floor office space.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The ministry of housing has taken over half of the office space allocated to the Malé City Council on the ground floor of the Huravee building.
The opposition-dominated city council moved its main office to the Huravee building after its eviction from the city hall in April.
The housing ministry has now ordered the council to remove its furniture, filing cabinets, and documents from half of the ground floor office space.
The move follows President Abdulla Yameen limiting the council’s responsibilities to administrative functions, such as registration services and issuance of birth and death certificates.
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