Interim Chairperson of the newly registered political party, National Congress, Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has said that if members should decide that he should run for presidency at the party’s congress then he shall do so. He made the statement while briefing the media at Fansavees yesterday.
Speaking at the first press conference held by the party, after being officially registered, Dr. Waheed said the party was formed after enduring considerable hardships. He said the Election’s Office granted the authority to form the party on 25 December last year and that due to tremendous hard work of supporters and well wishers and initiatives of party founders; National Alliance is now officially registered.
Waheed informed that party’s first national conference will be held on September 10, on Wednesday night. The first national conference will elect the party’s council members and reach a decision on producing a presidential candidate to contest the presidential elections. Work on the party policies and manifesto are underway and will soon be completed, Waheed said.
Waheed also said the party if a national conference decides not to contest the election, then the party will back the candidate who has the most support and he called on all presidential candidates to consider that.
Waheed also said all members of National Alliance are clean people and cannot be accused or blamed of being traitors or misappropriation of government funds.
Adam Manik , interim organizing committee member, said presidential candidates are making far fetched promises which they will not be able to keep. He noted that President Gayoom’s promise of constructing a bridge between Hulhumale’ and Male’. He said presidential candidates should be ashamed to make such promises.
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