President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that 2025 will be the year with the most housing construction programmes implemented within a single year.
The President made this statement whilst speaking at a meeting with residents of Gulhi during Sunday’s visit to the island.
Citing that 2025 will be the “year of homeownership”, the President said that the Administration will be seeking out contractors for the housing development projects that will be carried out across the nation, other than those for Male’ region. As such, based on the rate of project assignment, this year will be the one year in which the most housing construction programmes are implemented.
This, he said, will continue in the coming years even in islands where land has been reclaimed and space has been increased. The President further noted that projects in the greater Male' region will also go ahead as announced.
The President added that Rasmale’, located near Gulhi lagoon, is one of the largest housing projects of the Administration. He said that with the grace of Almighty Allah, the project would offer the most comprehensive solution to the issue of housing in one region. He added that the reclamation of Rasmale’ was proceeding as planned, with the project to be expedited in collaboration with other partners. Once completed, he said, the project will yield multiple benefits to the nation and region.
Addressing the residents of Gulhi, the President said that this year priority and emphasis would be on projects that enhance development and financial well being of the citizens. This, he added, should be the core aspiration going ahead.
The President acquiesced that while the previous year had been successful, there were limitations on the success, primarily due to financial constraints of an inherited economy. Despite this, he added that the Administration had been successful in consolidating and strengthening the economy.
The President reaffirmed that Administration would, in the first two months of the year, seek to honour payments from various Government agencies, state owned enterprises and other agencies.
He said that while the most important thing for him is to find permanent solutions to the well-being of the people and the problems faced by the people, it is also from this perspective that development is also taken care of. The President said that the development has been completely infrastructural or visible, but his aim is to bring about a holistic development, including ideological and spiritual development, along with infrastructure development.
The President concluded his address by urging all to unity and the betterment of the whole society.