Emirati academic calls for choosing new ruler in Abu Dhabi

SANAA, July 26 (YPA)- An Emirati academic has called on his country’s rulers to choose a new leadership to fill the vacant that Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed, is exploiting because of the illness of his older brother Khalifa.

Professor Yousif Khalifa al-Yousif, a former professor of economics at the UAE University, said the current power vacuum paved the way for Mohammed bin Zayed’s gangs to plunder the country and waste its wealth in destroying and occupying Arab peoples.

Al-Yousif noted that the move is difficult, but delaying it will be at the expense of Abu Dhabi’s reputation if they do not take the initiative to remove Mohammed bin Zayed, whom he described as reckless and disgruntled with Islam and Arabs.

The UAE opposition added that the country’s constitution does not have the position of “crown prince”, and that the decree appointing Mohammed bin Zayed is forged, and was issued after the death of his father Sheikh Zayed.

On the issue of the transfer of power in the seven emirates, including Abu Dhabi, Al-Yousef said that the system is hereditary, and that Khalifa’s sons are more entitled to rule than Mohammed bin Zayed, as has been the practice in the country since ancient times.

The UAE’s system of government is presidential, with members of the Supreme Council of the Union electing one of them for a five-year term, whose powers include the appointment of the cabinet, not as much as many believe, except for the internal governance of each emirate.

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