where practical development will be seen in all sectors. This is the most frequently heard message in President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s speeches as he visits different islands. During his ongoing tour of Huvadhoo Atoll islands, while meeting with the people of Gd. Vaadhoo, the President reiterated this message. He called it the “Year of Practical Work”.
The President said that his work philosophy is to work closely with the people. Therefore, he emphasized that he prioritized meeting with the elected representatives as closely as possible in recent days. He mentioned that he has visited islands and met with councilors from nearby islands, and has now met with almost all island councils, city councils, and atoll councils.
“However, the plan was to visit every island, and this was also a promise. This trip that started today is part of a series of trips I began to visit every island after completing the initial round of meeting with councils,” the President said.
The President said that the purpose of this trip is to bring matters to the implementation stage as quickly as possible, as desired by the people. He stated that this year is a year of practical work to produce results, and he emphasized that this is genuinely spoken with the intention of interpreting and doing it that way. “Even in the past six days or so, people would have seen many important things starting to happen in this manner,” the President said.
The President also highlighted that he would bring color to the development needs of Vaadhoo’s people within this year. “There are many things, issues raised by the Council President, issues raised by the Honorable Member, and many other such matters. My assurance to you is that these things will be started as soon as possible within this year, with attention given to them,” the President said.
Noting that Vaadhoo is an educated island, the President said that governments should give importance to it, especially in advancing the education sector. He stated that this is his view regarding the education sector. “So, my assurance is that the additional classrooms needed for the school, the multipurpose hall, these works that have been stalled and not progressing at the speed they should, will be carried out and completed very well, God willing,” the President said.
Addressing the issue of there currently being no Dhivehi teacher in Vaadhoo, the President said that work has already begun to resolve this issue. “My assurance is that there will be 100% support from the government in finding a teacher. So, let’s all work together to find a solution for this. The physical development needed for the school will definitely be given priority and done early this year, including the hall work, classroom work, and other things,” the President said.
The President said he assures that the government will bring the fullness of education advancement as hoped by the island’s people. Additionally, he gave assurance that Vaadhoo’s main roads would be constructed. “From the budget that we start implementing this month, the most prioritized infrastructure development work will be the construction of the main roads needed in this island,” the President said.
The President said that the health center services will be further improved, and economic empowerment will be provided to councils through uninhabited islands, giving it high priority. He also said that to achieve the economic progress needed for this island’s island’s people, they will work positively with the council and relevant ministries, and the government will provide full support to bring it to an agreement afterwards.
“This will create opportunities for the island’s people to gain wealth through the council, with the involvement of the people,” he said. Overall, the government’s thinking is to provide opportunities that benefit the island’s small and medium enterprises through uninhabited islands via the council, and he said this opportunity will be made very accessible for this island as well. The President sai President said that the government will provide support for Vaadhoo’s development in all other areas as well.
The President noted that within this year, things will be started in an orderly manner, and the work will be completed together next year. “The overall plan I’ve set, as announced before, including at the celebration of the government’s first year, is that this coming year, and the year after that, will collectively be the years to fulfill the promises made during the campaign, both spoken at podiums and written in the manifesto. Practical work will be started, some things will be completed, and things that take longer might go up to 2027,” the President said.
The President said that 2025 and 2026 will be the years to do the things that have been decided, announced, and promised to be done in the islands.
