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Hadhramawt calls for general disobedience
[Yemen Post] Haraki leaders in the south-eastern province of Hadhramawt have called this Friday on the people of the province to abide to a general strike as to mark their rejection of Sana'a central government rule.As state officials in the capital, Sana'a have announced they have reached a consensus on the southern issue and Yemen's future federal make-up, secessionists have warned they would neither bow nor surrender before political pressure. Once more the impoverished nation stands at a delicate crossroads, awaiting to see whose will it is which will eventually prevail over all southern provinces. Determined to stand their ground, die-hard secessionists are bent on utilizing popular support to their advantage, hoping that a week of public disobedience will send a clear message to the capital. Starting this Sunday, al-Harak has called on all Hadhrami to bring the province to a virtual halt, safe from vital institutions such as hospitals, pharmacies, water and electricity. Dubbed the "week of dignity" Sunday is meant to mark a new escalation in South Yemen' struggle for political and institutional independence. A statement issued by al-Harak called on all students, teachers and other administrative staffs to participate in the movement. While President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi has warned on several occasions against dissidence, stressing that should factions choose to serve their own self-interests over that of unity and Yemen' stability, they would face swift punishment, secessionists continue to defy Sana'a's calls. Posted by: Fred 2014-01-05 |
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