We should not let the government or MNDF or anyone else “rape” our dreams by “raping” Gan!

Is it true that the government is getting ready to secretly give two thirds of Addu Atoll Gan to the Maldives National Defense Force? There has been no official confirmation of such a thing but many Adduans now believe that President Nasheed’s government is secretly liaising with Mohamed Naseer the State Minister for Southern Province and senior MNDF officers, to give away a large chunk of Gan to MNDF as part of MNDF’s southern army base.
MNDF’s Commander for Southern Area (Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohamed Didi) was reported to have denied these claims; but he said that a large plot of land formerly assigned for an industrial factory has now been “bought” by MNDF. These quotes goes to prove that there is something hidden from the public!
Hundreds of Adduans have now signed a petition that is being prepared to be submitted to the President, asking President Nasheed to stop this if it were true. Adduans see Gan as the industrial and economic “heart” of Southern Province and they do not want Gan to be “raped” like this.
I would give my support (for what it’s worth) to those Adduans who are concerned about this “dangerous” scenario. Gan is not only part of the heritage of the Southern atolls but it is part of the country’s heritage and most definitely it is connected to the economic aspirations and dreams of the Southerners.
Today I heard a person from Huvadhoo Atoll saying that the government will not expand Gan Airport, but instead develop a brand new international airport at Huvadhoo Atoll and use Gan as a military base. This would be a nail on the coffin of us Adduans. Where is the yacht mariner promised to Gan? Where is the proper international airport promised at Gan? Where is the golf course we so often dreamed about?
It’s easy to say: “over my dead body”! Indeed if this were true, the government can “rape” Gan in this manner only over the collect “dead body” of all Adduans!