PPM split a ‘big gift’ to opposition, says Yameen – transcript of speech
If the dispute with his half-brother former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is not resolved, Yameen said the increasingly acrimonious PPM split “will be a big Eid gift to our opposition, or those who would obstruct the development of the Maldives.”
05 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
In a televised address to the nation Tuesday night on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, President Abdulla Yameen spoke about the acrimonious split within the Progressive Party of Maldives and the government’s resolve to implement the death penalty after a six-decade moratorium. The following is a translated excerpt of Yameen’s remarks.
We have heard in the media news of troubling problems within PPM – the ruling party and the largest democratic party of the Maldives. What I want to say on this to all the beloved members of PPM is that there shouldn’t be any problems among ourselves. We cannot give space for problems among us. There’s no reason for problems among us.
Our party is a party of brothers and sisters. We are a party that works to build the Maldives with one ideology.
We saw the government in the Maldives four or five years ago. We saw ruinous and dangerous acts all across the Maldives. The present government coming [to power] was the result of the joint efforts of a great many people to solve this.
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