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Read the full article on Maldives News: Addu mayor says 100-plus Fenaka staff sacked, names three PNC MPs
Standfirst. Mayor Ali Nizar alleges political selection under the PCB’s 33 percent cut; Finance Minister Zareer says the companies chose.
Key facts
- Addu Mayor Ali Nizar said on Friday 21 August that more than 100 Fenaka Addu staff were dismissed under the PCB’s 33 percent SOE headcount cut, in a round Adhadhu dates to 13 August; the figure is the mayor’s and Fenaka has published none.
- Nizar alleges the names were chosen by political affiliation at the direction of Addu’s three PNC MPs, named by Adhadhu as Ahmed Azaan Marzooq, Ibrahim Didi (IB) and Ismail Nizar; no supporting document has been produced.
- Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Hassan Zareer denied to parliament that any political criteria were applied, saying only a policy-level 33 percent target was issued and staffing “remained with the companies”.
- The MDP claims around 90 percent of SOE staff dismissed nationwide under the cut are its members; that is a party claim, not a finding.
- Some dismissed Addu staff have filed Employment Tribunal cases, per Atoll Times and Adhadhu; the mayor called residents to street protest.