MP Abdhul Raheem Abdullah ( Adhure ) has been elected as the interim President of People’s National Congress, aka the Congress Party.
Mr.Abdul Raheem was elected as the president in the inaugural session of the party held tonight. Former Economic Minister Mr.Mohammed Saeedh and former Defence Minister Mr.Adam Shareef Umar were elected as vice presidents.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Abduh Raheem announced that the party will promote former President Yameen’s ideology. He said that they had to form a new party because there were legal questions about the ownership of People’s Progress Party (PPM) and former President Yameen thought it was important to have a political platform to hold the current administration accountable.