Jabir: Ready to sacrifice body, money to elect PPM candidates

Former Kaashidhoo MP, businessman Abdulla Jabir announced his commitment to sacrificing his money and his body to securing office for Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidates during the upcoming Local Elections.

Speaking during the SanguTV show “Khabarah Fahu” on Sunday night, Jabir said that he would travel to every island in Maldives to campaign for PPM candidates.

“I will sacrifice by money and body for candidates chosen by President Yameen’s party. This is how Maldives will be stable. I will sacrifice by body and my money and fully support President Yameen,” said Jabir.

He declared that the PPM faction under President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s leadership was the “real” PPM.

Jabir said that the people of Maldives had charged President Yameen with ruling over the nation, and said that councils played a vital part in the rule.

He said he had not one ounce of doubt that PPM would come out winners by securing the majority of council seats in the election.

“Each island is governed by a council. A council is the administration of the island, the population, the ward. So if the Maldivian President has the majority, it will be easy to develop the islands,” said Jabir.

Jabir said that he found President Yameen’s developmental policies, admirable. And said that the President needed the majority to implement his policies and develop the islands.

“I have no doubt. Yameen will win. President Yameen will win. It’s the way it will be. Everyone will try. President Yameen’s party, PPM will win the majority,” he said.

Jabir also said that he was ready to join PPM and work at President’s side, if he so wished.

Weighing on the High Court decision to uphold Civil Court ruling allowing President Yameen to take over running PPM from its leader, former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul

Gayoom, Jabir said that it was the courts which resolved issues between quarreling married couples, and by the same principle, disputes within a political party.

“Court needs to resolve the issue when it’s taken to them for the sake of the party. You can’t say you can’t knock on the court’s door over disputes within a political party. Theirs is no issue in Maldives that cannot be brought to the court.”