Miqati Threatens to Resign over Cabinet’s Lack of Productivity
Prime Minister Najib Miqati hinted that he would resign if the situation in the country and the cabinet’s lack of productivity in all fields continues, As Safir newspaper reported on Thursday.
Miqati criticized the situation in Lebanon during the cabinet session that was held at the Baabda Palace on Wednesday, noting that the cabinet’s immobilization is not acceptable anymore.
Sources told the daily that the ministers reiterated the necessity of implementing the law firmly and lifting the political cover on any security violator.
According to An Nahar newspaper, Miqati expressed dissatisfaction over the recent developments.
“It seems there are several governments (in the country), I don’t understand how there are sides in this cabinet who participate in resolving crises and take decisions that safeguard the country then protest against them,” the premier told the ministers.
He added: “As if every political team considers that it’s capable of imposing its demands by force.”
Miqati warned that the departure of this cabinet is a strong signal that the countdown for the stage of collapse has begun.
He urged the ministers to seek consensus over all the disputes, calling on everyone to assume responsibilities.
“If we want a government without any productivity… I am not the appropriate person to continue with a cabinet like this,” Miqati stated.
On Tuesday, supporters of Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun cut off the highway near the national museum in Beirut to express support for the army and demand the release of officers detained in the killing of two Sunni sheikhs in the northern district of Akkar in May.
Protestors and supporters of the army later blocked the Nahr el-Mot highway for several hours trapping President Michel Suleiman in the traffic.
Different areas of Lebanon have witnessed road closures in the past months.
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