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Tensions have escalated within the Presidential Leadership Council as council member and Vice President of the Southern Transitional Council, Major General Faraj Al-Bahsani, on Sunday held Council President Rashad Al-Alimi responsible for the deteriorating security and economic situation in Hadhramaut Governorate—highlighting the growing internal divisions among council members.
In a statement published by his media office on Facebook, Al-Bahsani asserted that the escalation of security turmoil and worsening crises in Hadhramaut is a direct result of the obstruction of the council’s decisions, placing full responsibility on the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, who has frozen all decisions related to the governorate despite unanimous approval by the council. These decisions, he said, were intended to end disorder and restore stability.
Al-Bahsani explained that the continuation of this approach represents a state of political recklessness and a violation of the Declaration of Power Transfer, placing a national and moral responsibility on all members—particularly the council—to take the necessary measures to stop the dangerous slide, including implementing approved decisions and taking practical steps to normalize the situation.
He indicated that the “clear procrastination” by Council President Rashad Al-Alimi in enforcing the decisions—despite full council consensus—makes him primarily responsible for the ongoing security deterioration in Hadhramaut.
Al-Bahsani warned that if the “deliberate obstruction” continues, they may be compelled to take unilateral decisions in consultation with some council members, similar to what Council member Aidarous Al-Zubaidi did in early October, when he issued appointment decrees for individuals close to him.
Recent developments indicate that the lack of cohesion among members of the Presidential Leadership Council may push regional powers—chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates—to consider dissolving the current council and forming a new governance mechanism in areas controlled by the internationally recognized Yemeni government, in a bid to preserve their influence in the country.
