President Al-Zoubaidi Pays Inspection Visit to Mayon Island and Bab al-Mandeb
SMA NEWS – MAYON
President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zoubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Vice Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), paid on Monday an inspection visit to Mayon Island and the Bab al-Mandeb District.
Upon his arrival on Mayon Island, the President, who was accompanied by the member of the STC’s Presidium, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Jalal, the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Mohsen Al-Da’eri, and the Minister of Transport, Dr. Abdul Salam Humaid, Major General Mahmoud Al-Subaihi, the former Minister of Defense, and a number of military commanders and deputy ministers, was received by Mr. Badr Mu’awn, Assistant Secretary-General of the Local Council of the capital, Aden, and Sheikh Saleh Al-Mayuni, Headman of the island.
During his visit, President Al-Zoubaidi visited a number of vital projects being implemented on the island, the foremost of which are the Mayon Island airport, the water desalination plant, and the housing unit that has been working on with a fund from our official brothers in the United Arab Emirates.
In this context, President Al-Zoubaidi gave directives to expedite the implementation of the marine tongue on the island, the fish landing facility project, the ice plant, and the construction of an additional desalination plant to serve the residents of the island.
As part of his visit to Mayon Island, President Al-Zoubaidi met with the leadership of the coalition forces stationed on the island, appreciating the major role of the coalition forces in securing the island and the region and supportive measures to normalize life there.
President Al-Zoubaidi highlighted the geopolitical importance of Mayon Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, reaffirming the readiness of our armed forces to participate in any international effort or coalition to secure international shipping lanes in this strategic trade rout of the world.
In the context of his field visit, President Al-Zoubaidi inspected the Bab al-Mandeb District, during which his excellency met a large number of the people of the district, led by the director of the district, Mr. Mohammad Fadl al-Shairi, and Sheikh Anwar al-Muaibi,, and was briefed by them about the overall needs and demands of the people to manage their daily lives, promising to work to provide them in the near future.
