Lamlas applies to the government a program to deal with crises within 48 hours
English - Tuesday 09 March 2021 الساعة 06:33 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
Aden Governor Ahmed Lamlas said, on Tuesday, that he submitted an urgent action program to the government regarding the conditions of Aden, to be implemented within 48 hours, adding: "otherwise we will have another position if the government does not respond."
This came in a speech he delivered during the emergency meeting held on Tuesday, which included the first undersecretary of the governorate, Muhammad Nasr Shadly, the directors of the Electricity, Water and Sewage Corporation, the Cleaning and Improvement Fund, as well as the directors of the directorates, the directors of the Heswa station, the generation and the control unit for the electricity of Aden.
Lamlas assured that the protests are guaranteed by law, but within the framework of the peaceful expression of demands and not disrupting life and assaulting property.
He added that he submitted to the government a specific mechanism for revenues and supplies to process electricity fuel, noting that electricity fuel is a red line.
The governor of the capital, Aden, revealed that an agreement had been reached with the government to establish a clear mechanism to provide oil derivatives for power stations in the capital.
He pointed out that "there are those who want Aden to live in a state of no peace and no war, and be managed by crises, so we have to do the opposite of what they plan, because the imbalances must be put to an end, whether we are in the local authority or the central authority, and I think we have reached the end of the matter." We will agree with the government, and if someone does not want this agreement to succeed, then we will manage our affairs our way. "
He added, "What the citizen suffers from the deterioration in services and economic conditions does not satisfy us, nor does it exempt us from assuming responsibility, whether as a local authority, government and political forces, so we must all avoid citizen services, conflicts and narrow political interests."
He continued, "We must all work as one team to serve Aden and its people."
He added, "We have worked during the past few days with the government to put in place a clear mechanism to provide oil derivatives, so that we do not leave it to the whims and emotions to waste the city. We are on the verge of a hot summer and Ramadan period," and we must be prepared to improve the performance of services, on top of which is electricity and water.
The governor added, "We do not deny citizens their right to express themselves. Rather, we support those who protest peacefully and stand by them in order to reach solutions that do not harm the citizens' interests, security and stability in Aden."
He noted that "an urgent and urgent quantity of fuel has been provided, and within the next 48 hours, we will meet with a team formed by the Prime Minister to agree on an emergency and urgent mechanism to fund power plants in an orderly manner, since work in a fragmented manner does not serve Aden."
The governor stressed that Aden should be treated as a capital, and not as a governorate as it is today, because the great population pressure on the city due to displacement requires the government to urgently review its share in revenues and services, stressing that what is spent on it does not exceed what is spent on small governorates, adding: "This is how we talked to the government, and we will talk to everyone."
He said, "During the past three days we have suffered a lot, and we have endured a lot in order to have a position on the side of our people and people clearly, without disturbing the balance of the state in order to carry out its tasks, and we also carry out our tasks, and you as local authorities must sit down with social figures, civil society organizations, community committees and youth." We must take care of them, and convey to them a clear idea of reality, so that it does not reach them in a wrong way and politically pushes them to sabotage and aggression. "
In the meeting, a number of issues related to the electricity and water sectors were discussed, and clarifications were heard from the managers of the two institutions on these issues.
