President dials up appeal for MDP majority

At a campaign rally in Malé for the MDP’s Thulhaadhoo constituency candidate, Solih spoke with uncharacteristic anger about the 25-storey Dharumavantha hospital in the capital, the most expensive publicly funded building in the country.

The cost of project was inflated from US$54 million to US$144 million, he repeated. After an additional US$80 million was spent to purchase equipment and furniture, Solih said the new government faced difficulties in setting them up as the machines were too large.

“When they are taken inside a room the door can’t be closed. Then we were forced again to spend more and change the doors to sliding doors,” he said.