Naalakkersuisoq for education, culture, sports and church, Nivi Olsen (D), has resigned from Naalakkersuisut.
– I will herewith announce that today I am retiring as naalakkersuisoq, writes Nivi Olsen (D) on Facebook on Tuesday.
The announcement came after the opposition and the coalition party Atassut last week expressed harsh criticism of her handling of a case concerning subsidies to the dog sled association KNQK. In that connection, a vote of no confidence was put to her, but the coalition parties protected her. On Monday evening, Atassut slammed the door and left the coalition citing the matter.
But now she has stopped at the post of naalakkersuisoq for education, culture, sports and church.
Nivi Olsen writes in her post that she thanks her partners:
– I would like to thank all those I have had the pleasure of working with during my short time as Naalakkersuisoq.
– It has been a great honor to be allowed to work in the area of education, sports, my heart child primary school, the church area and not least the cultural area, she writes.
In her posting, Nivi Olsen does not go into the reason why she is leaving the post, but she writes that she is leaving the post with pride and a straight back.
– I will forever carry it with me in my heart that I have been allowed to be part of the work in a historic period, the time that Greenland has never experienced and the harshest time in our life history I have been a part of and have been in the engine room with my team and our chairman. I can only be proud of that, I am proud of all Naalakkersuisut who have participated and taken up the task, writes Nivi Olsen.
With Nivi Olsen’s resignation, Naalakkersuisut has lost two members in less than a day. On Monday evening, Atassut left the coalition, and with that their member of Naalakkersuisut, Maritha Broberg (Naalakkersuisoq for Social Affairs, Labor Market, Families and Home Affairs) has also stepped down.
Jens-Frederik: We will stand together
Chairman of Naalakkersusiut, Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D), was on the podium in Inatsisartut on Tuesday, where he says that the two members have resigned from Naalakkersuisut.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen further says that the coalition will continue with IA and Demokraatit.
– We want to stand together, says Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
The announcement and Nivi Olsen’s resignation lead to praise from the opposition party Naleraq.
Speaker Jens Napãtôk’ says that it is the right decision for Nivi Olsen to resign. However, he also emphasizes that Nivi Olsen has achieved good things as a member of Naalakkersuisut, and Napãtôk’ mentions, among other things, a vocational school in Ilulissat:
– You have given impetus to that work, and you will be remembered for that, says Napãtôk’ from the podium.
