The National Center for Information Technology (NCIT) has banned the Cabinet Secretary Abdulla Saeed from using Facebook during working hours.
"We have noticed productivity of the government employees declining because they are using Facebook during office hours. We imposed the ban on Cabinet Secretary because he has been very active on Facebook," NCIT said in a statement.
"It is regretful NCIT has made this decision. I am not using Facebook for taking care of cows in Farmville or to play Mafia Wars. It is pathetic NCIT does not understand that governments and politicians from Barack Obama to Rowan Atkinson are using Facebook for keeping the citizens informed of the government policies," the Cabinet Secretary said in a statement.
When reporters asked the Cabinet Secretary if he had any role in appointing his sister as Dhiraagu's Chairperson, he denied the allegations.
"The MDP government does not practice nepotism. MDP Chairperson Mariya's sister was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister not because she is a nutritionist but because her ex-brother-in-law is the most experienced Maldivian on foreign affairs. He was the only person to have served a dictatorship and a democratic government as Foreign Minister and was equally successful in defending those two governments."
The Cabinet Secretary declined to comment on the high tariffs Dhiraagu charges for Internet in Maldives.
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