Minister urges new government to continue housing scheme

Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muizz on Monday urged the president-elect to continue the outgoing administration’s flagship Hiyaa housing scheme.

Briefing the press after the final list of people to be awarded flats was published in the government gazette, Muizz said the list was an “official document” with legal weight.

He suggested successful applicants could sue if the incoming administration scrapped the list or failed to award the flats.

“We’ve planned everything. This is President [Abdulla] Yameen’s progress…It should be done responsibly, professionally, and continued as it is. Stopping it because he would get credit shouldn’t be done. He will get credit,” he said.