Second invitation extended for Gayoom to attend campaign symposium
Gayoom had declined a previous invitation to inaugurate the first round of the symposium on Thursday night, fuelling speculation of a deepening rift between the Gayoom brothers and a split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). Gayoom is the party’s leader.
06 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim’s campaign office has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to inaugurate the second round of a symposium to train “campaign leaders” for President Abdulla Yameen’s 2018 re-election bid.
Gayoom had declined a previous invitation to inaugurate the first round of the symposium on Thursday night, fuelling speculation of a deepening rift between the Gayoom brothers and a split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). Gayoom is the party’s leader.
Briefing the press on behalf of the campaign office yesterday, Ibrahim Muaz Ali – who is also the president’s spokesperson – said the former president had not responded to the first invitation.
“I believe he was unable to participate due to some reason. But we did not get an official letter,” he said.
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