President Mohamed Nasheed, in his weekly radio address spoke on the benefits of administrative grouping of islands.
On Saturday, the Maldives will hold a public referendum on the government’s proposal to group smaller islands to create new administrative island constituencies of larger populations.
Speaking on the referendum, President said the government’s proposal was not for any partisan political gain but for developmental benefits.
The President said developmental projects for smaller islands with smaller populations would be limited, adding it was economically more viable to group such islands to create administrative island constituencies of a larger population.
However, the President said, the government would respect whichever way the people choose in Saturday’s referendums.
