The STC Presidium Calls on PLC for Firm and Decisive Measures to End Tampering with Services File

The Presidium of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) held its periodic meeting today, Tuesday, chaired by Mr. Ali Abdullah Al-Kathiri, Acting President of the STC and Chairman of the National Assembly.

During the meeting, which was attended by the heads of the auxiliary bodies, the Presidium reviewed the developments in the capital, Aden, and the rest of the governorates of the South, as well as the ongoing suffering of citizens due to the deterioration of services, especially electricity and water services. In this regard, the Presidium listened to a briefing from Professor Dr. Abdul Nasser Al-Wali, Minister of Civil Service and Insurance and Head of the STC Ministers' Bloc in the government, on the policy of the government in the field of services, its procedures, and the obstacles it faces in this respect.

The Presidium asserted that there are clear signs of government failure in managing the services file, which began to appear with the onset of the current summer, stressing the need for the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to take firm and decisive measures to end the ongoing tampering with this file and curb the forces that are trying to exploit the suffering of citizens for political blackmail.

In another context, the Presidium listened to a brief report presented by Dr. Saleh Mohsen Al-Haj, Head of the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Authority (FAEA) in the STC, on the most prominent foreign activities of the STC during the first quarter of 2024, the important regional and international developments, their repercussions on the South, and UN endeavors related to the political process. In addition to a set of recommendations to deal with them.

Furthermore, the Presidium extended its greetings and saluted the people of Hadramaut Governorate in particular and the people of the South in general on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the liberation of Hadramaut Coast from the grip of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, highlighting that the immortal liberation epic embodied by members of the Hadrami Elite Forces (HEF) with the support of the official brothers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the crystal-clear proof that the South and its armed forces are active partners in the war on terrorism. Despite its affiliation, funding, and source.

At the end of its meeting, the Presidium reviewed the written remarks and observations from the auxiliary bodies on the annual achievement report of the bodies for the year 2023, submitted by the Institutional Development Authority (IDA). Moreover, it touched on a range of organizational topics and issues related to the work of the central, auxiliary, and local bodies of the STC and took the appropriate measures in this regard.