Minister: Jobs safe despite Atoll Council abolition

3 days ago

Minister of Local Governance Adam Shareef Umar has assured that employees’ positions and jobs will not be threatened even if the Atoll Councils are abolished under the government’s constitutional amendments.   The assurance comes after Parliament passed the government’s proposal on Tuesday to amend the Constitution, the Local Council Election Act, and the Decentralization of Administrative Areas Act to abolish Atoll Councils