President speaks for 78 minutes at `press conference’

After not holding a press conference for months, President Irfaan Ali convened one yesterday and spent 78 minutes speaking on various sectors of the economy while periodically lecturing reporters.

He eventually took questions for 50 minutes. Media houses were limited to one question and a follow-up.

After the first round of questions, the moderator Kit Nascimento informed that the press conference had concluded.