When parliamentarians met on Sunday to discuss recent developments in Yemen, they did so with fury, determined to voice their deep anger toward President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi’ seemingly lack of political consistency.
Having inherited a deeply troubled country, President Hadi, who has often been met by a barrage of criticism by his detractors over Yemen slow recovery, has, on more than one occasion tried to justify what has been perceived as a lack of progress by recalling the divisions and over-lapping crises which his office has had to deal with on any given day. No longer just dancing on the head of snakes, President Hadi has had to dodge flying daggers and crouching dragons ever since his accession to the presidency, a task which has left little room for anything else.
But as security has become more than just a passing crisis and become somewhat of a national security threat, with thugs and tribesmen having grown accustomed to defying the state and giving in to banditry and looting, MPs feel no longer incline to listen to excuses, rather they want to see the state take actions.
For the first time in many long months, MPs across the political board have found themselves united in the rejection of tribal-made insecurity, all having joined in in their rejection and utter condemnation of the Houthis.
With outposts only a few kilometres north of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, Houhis tribesmen have challenged and rejected the government’s legitimate authority for months, blatantly over-stepping the boundaries of the reasonable in their bid for greater political control.
With much of Yemen highlands under Houthis control, MPs fear now that the Shiite group’s hegemonic ambition need restraining as to preserved the integrity of the state.
Angered by President Hadi’s latest attempt to soothe Houthis tribesmen’s belligerent spirits through tribal gestures (President Hadi gifted the Houthis with cattle and weapons as to open up communication lines and smooth out negotiations), parliamentarians have said to be outraged at such leniency.
MPs have warned that such methods have but resulting in belittling the state authority, thus creating a situation where thugs have been allowed to thrive while law abiding citizens have cowered in fear.