Opposition party and former ruling party Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has raised concerns over comments made by ruling party People's National Congress (PNC) member and MP of Baarashu constituency Ibrahim Shujau who described the free degree programme initiated by former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration as a scam.
The free degree programme, which allows students to complete their first Bachelor's Degree with financial assistance from the government, had over 15,000 students in the programme according the previous government.