Staff at state-owned companies sign for ruling party
A number of staff from the state-owned Maldives Transport and Construction Company have signed for the ruling party amid reports that state employees were forced to attend the Progressive Party of Maldives rally Thursday night.
24 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
A number of staff from the state-owned Maldives Transport and Construction Company have signed for the ruling party amid reports that state employees were forced to attend the Progressive Party of Maldives rally in Malé Thursday night.
PPM Secretary General Ahmed Tholal meanwhile told The Maldives Independent more than 500 membership forms were submitted during the Thursday night rally.
The forms were presented to the party’s leader former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom at the rally, which was the first PPM event since April 2014 with President Abdulla Yameen in attendance.
In his speech at the rally, Gayoom said the PPM is aiming to reach 100,000 members by the end of 2016. As of February 2015, the PPM had 36,232 members.
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