Ibra Condemns Gayoom Over Taking Credit For Schools

Social Liberal Party presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) has condemned President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for taking credit for establishing schools in every atoll.

In a statement from the party, Ibra said the construction of schools in every atoll came after the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) made an arrangement with former president Ibrahim Nasir before he left office.

At last week’s televised Presidential Q&A, Gayoom had said: “When I became president there were only four government schools. Now there are 221 government schools.”

Speaking as someone involved in the project, Ibra said schools began to be constructed when Gayoom came into power because UNICEF had provided the materials and volunteer work.

Source: www.minivannews.com