The importance of the concerted efforts of all the sons of the great
Arab Libyan people to serve the nation, its security and stability, and to
consolidate the social bonds of brotherhood, love, peace, unity and tolerance
and constructive cooperation for the general good of our beloved country, is
what prompted me – like other Libyans — to feel deep concern for the supreme national
interest of the nation.
What happened (in the National Conference) on Sunday 4th of May, a
process that should have been transparent and democratic, especially in our
country, which paid -for decades- dear and precious to reach such historic
moments: the choice of head of the Executive power in the country.
I regret to see – like all honorable Libyans – that meeting, which
reflected the chaotic situation in Libya since the overthrow of the dictatorial
regime which perched on the Libyans for more than four decades.
What happened during the "election" for the post of interim
President of the Transitional Government had increased the political deadlock
in which the Conference found itself, notwithstanding its mandate had long
expired.
The chaos has demonstrated how the warlords control the political rudder
within the country and driving the nation towards the abyss, as demonstrated
through the insistence of specific groups on the validity of the decision that
was surrounded by many suspicions.
The insistence of Mr Saleh Al-Makhzoom as second Vice President of the
National Conference , who was elected as a representative of the Muslim
Brotherhood, under pressure from the group "Honouring the blood of the
martyrs", to continue conducting the hearing filed by Mr Ezzeddine
Al-Awami, a Senior Vice President of the Conference and was representing the
Presidency at the meeting, to continue the discussion of the agenda items that
have been adjudicated. This was a clear violation of the country's provisional
constitutional declaration and violation of the "constitutional" decision
of the Conference relating to choosing the Prime Minister, in addition to the
manipulation of the rules governing the work of the Conference.
The controversy surrounding the events of choosing the Libyan Prime
Minister reflects the conflicts taking place inside the National Conference. A large
number of the Libyan people - which cannot be ignored – consider that this
conference suffers from an almost total paralysis in its performance, a fact
that certainly will reflect negatively on the election of the new Parliament.
As a response to what happened in the National Conference we saw the reaction
Wednesday, May 7 when the situation worsened again regarding oil ports, a crisis
that was on the way to détente. The armed overlords of these oilfields proclaimed
that they did not accept the results of those elections. This would only increase
and deepen the problem and complicate this crisis.
In this democratic imbalance – I decided to distance myself from running
for the elections. Such elections saw their results a foregone conclusion
before their launch, contrary to the basics of democracy. This would disrupt the
State institutions and therefore I ask for the following solutions:
Honourable Ahmed Maitiq you must distance yourself from this conflict,
and dissociate yourself from the deepening crisis so that Libya can come out of
the bottleneck in which got entangled by this Conference. You must all apologize
to the Libyan people for the oath that you performed. You can apply to the post
– that you want- at the stage when you can create a Government of real national
reconciliation.
The National Congress must create from the existing Government a caretaker
government to perform its duties until the election of the next Parliament,
when the country's President can be elected by popular vote and entrust the
Government to accelerate the pace of stagnant state economy.
Finally, Mr Ahmed Maitik, if you insist on taking this post you should
demand from your supporters within the National Congress, who - as has been
said – have given you 121 votes to win confidence in the Government, to restart
another round of election by secret ballot under the dome of the National
Conference and make way for the clamour and for your government not to be
subject to complete confidence when submitted to the Conference later.
The referendum on the new Prime Minister is illegal and the election of
Mr Maitiq is void and contrary to the laws and cannot be invoked and
implemented, and the current Government must continue as a caretaker until an alternative
Government is elected with sufficient confidence and in accordance with legal
and constitutional procedures.
May Allah help us all to serve Libya.
Long Live Libya
Assalamu Alaikum
Abdul Basit Hasan Igtet
May 7, 2014
