Opposition leaders welcome Gayoom back to Maldives
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was welcomed back to the Maldives by opposition leaders and supporters Wednesday night after nearly three months overseas.
16 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was welcomed back to the Maldives by opposition leaders and supporters Wednesday night after nearly three months overseas.
He was greeted at the Velana International Airport by leaders and lawmakers from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, Jumhooree Party and Adhaalath Party as well as loyalists from the divided ruling party.
Gayoom joined forces with opposition parties in March to challenge his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s grip on power. The new alliance sought unsuccessfully to remove Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed and gain the parliament’s majority.
Gayoom told reporters at the airport that the opposition alliance is not working for the advancement of any particular party or leader. “As a Maldivian citizen, I also want to participate in these efforts as much as I can. That is for the benefit and well-being of the whole nation,” he said.
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