The coalition "For the Future of Budva" accused the Mayor of Budva, Nikola Jovanović, of "continuing to embarrass Budva" by placing information boards with spelling errors.
Earlier today, Jovanović boasted on the social network Facebook that information boards had been placed at the entrance to Budva as part of the city's preparations for the upcoming season.
"Nikola Jovanović is doing everything he can to tarnish the reputation of the city of Budva. Our municipality and its citizens are currently paying a high price for illiteracy, but also for the coalition that Jovanović formed with the parties of the former regime. The culmination of the fact that our city is led by a group of citizens with purchased diplomas has been happening in recent weeks. At the last session of the Budva Municipal Assembly, councilors of the coalition 'For the Future of Budva - Budva Must Move Forward' pointed to the worrying level of ignorance and illiteracy in the administration, referring to the example of a letter of thanks sent to a sports club. The response of the municipal leaders and the new president was that from now on we will call grammatical errors typographical. It sounds nicer and 'no one is to blame'," the statement states.
When he's not self-promoting with whitewashed walls and mowed grass, as it is pointed out, the mayor of Budva takes pride in his traffic signs.
"This morning, to everyone's surprise, we were greeted by an announcement in which Jovanović triumphantly announces: 'Preparations for the season better than ever', illustrated with a photo of newly installed signs with the messages 'Welcome' and 'Goodbye', which have replaced 'dilapidated traffic signs'. So, the mayor of the Municipality of Budva, the tourist metropolis of Montenegro, is celebrating the installation of a traffic sign as if he had laid the foundation stone for the construction of a hospital. If the situation were not tragic, it would be comical. Because that is the true picture of today's Budva leadership - superficial, illiterate, incompetent, and in a hurry to grab credit even for what should be taken for granted," the statement reads.
They add that Budva has become the subject of popular 'memes' on social networks and, unfortunately, the subject of ridicule due to the illiteracy expressed in Nikola Jovanović's posts.
"Today, several thousand followers of one of the profiles dealing with spelling witnessed the ignorance of Jovanović and the group surrounding him. While most citizens know that 'welcome' is written separately when used as a greeting upon arrival, the Mayor does not even know which script to use - he mixes Cyrillic and Latin, just as he 'mixes' political positions," the coalition points out.
As it is emphasized, "a little left, a little right, a little with DPS, a little with 'Europeans', and one no longer knows whether to play the traitor or be open about it - which, to be honest, one already is."
"The Municipality of Budva, with a budget of 65 million euros, clearly does not have enough money for a proofreader - especially since it does not have literate staff with honestly acquired diplomas. We advise Jovanović and the group 'Budva, our city' that, if they cannot provide expertise, they should hire someone who knows the difference between 'welcome' and 'welcome'. It will be at least a small step towards healing this administrative disgrace," the statement concludes.
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