By: Mohammed Taher - SANA'A- In a statement to almotamar.net, a prominent Islahi leader and religious scholar Qassem Aqlan said the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP)'s presidential candidate is not qualified to be president as he "lacks competence that qualifies him to run the state."
Aqlan, a prominent religious scholar acquainted with jurisprudence, said, "Presidency post is not that of delight or desire. It is, rather, a great effort to run people, achieve their interests. He who is more capable of building and improving political and democratic institutions and more capable of assuming the presidency is the wisest, and the wisest is perfect in being competent for the great job."
According to Aqlan, JMP presidential candidate Faisal Bin Shamlan doesn't meet such conditions. "What is the use of voting for a man that is incompetent and incapable of directing a ministry? What can he do with a platform?"
Aqlan described the JMP (Islah Party, Yemeni Socialist Party, Nasserite Unionist Organization, al-Haq Party, and Federation of Popular Forces) as "quarrelsome partners. If empowered to reign, they shall not stand united. The JMP candidate shall be a president of the country, with five presidents on top of him. But these conflicting parties (JMP) shall be divided if their candidate wins, and shall share power, and consequently destroy the political system and social peace in the country."
Aqlan, moreover, accused JMP, especially Islah Party, of religious, intellectual and practical corruption. "Any group of the JMP has a role in corruption and vitiation, more than the corruption they accuse the government of. Their corruption extends beyond economic corruption to reach religious, historic, intellectual, and practical sides. Indeed, it is an extensive corruption," he stated.
Of all the other four candidates, Aqlan affirmed, only Ali Abdullah Saleh is capable of assuming the presidency, as he knows, understands, and comprehends the arena.