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Director-General of oil company resigns after wave of protests
[Yemen Post] Director of the Yemeni Petroleum Company Omar Al-Arhabi has resigned following a wave of protests organized by the company's employees.They accused Al-Arhabi of standing behind assaults against some of the employees who headed to the cabinet demanding the resignation of Al-Arhabi. They said Al-Arhabi was involved in corruption issues and looting of the company's assets, threatening to carry out an inclusive strike from March 16th if a new director is not appointed. Al-Arhabi attributed his resignation to health reasons that forced him to resign. In a resignation letter presented to President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi, Al-Arhabi said he did best to maintain and develop the company and its employees, indicating that he could provid the oil derivatives during the political crisis that hit the country in 2011. A committee presided over by the State Minister Jawhra Hamoud along with ten representatives of the financial and oil ministries was formed with the aim of resolving the problems of the company and its employees. Media sources revealed that Al-Arhabi had left the country after two days of his resignation. Some employees of the company cited that they were interrupted by gunnies affiliated with Al-Arhabi they prevented them from heading to the cabinet to sit in. Well-informed sources said that the government accepted the resignation of Al-Arhabi and tasked the Oil Minister Hisham Sharaf to appoint a new director. What is recently known as the institution revolution hit many public authorities and resulted in the ouster of tens of corrupt officials in Yemen, as employees and students insisted on firing them. Several military and security units demanded the removal of officers accused of corruption or involvement in the deadly crackdown on protesters. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-09 |
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