MPs express concern over Addu airport bidding process, while AIA MD Shahid denies corruption allegations
07 Nov 2012, 12:25 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Jumhoree Party (JP) Leader, MP, and chairman of the Villa Group of businesses, Gasim Ibrahim, denied in parliament today that he had spoken against the sale of shares of Addu International Airport (AIA) with the intention of buying shares himself. He claimed he had done so “in the best interests of Addu and the country.”
“If Gasim wanted shares, Gasim would have bid for them,” Gasim said in response to some MPs, who had alleged he was himself interested in buying the shares.
Referring to his offer in his letter to President Mohamed Waheed Hassan to reclaim land for the project free of charge “using my own dredger, employees and machinery with the government only providing oil,” Gasim said that the costs of the work would come up to US$7 million.
“I am very concerned that they have gone ahead and sold the shares without even considering the offer of free aid of this size,” Gasim said.
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