http://www.english.hadhramaut.info President reveals features of the transfer to local rule system [The Source: Almotamar.net - 03/06/2009] President Ali Abdullah Saleh attended on Wednesday an expanded conference of Ibb province's local authority being held for two days under the motto of "Active Management is the Foundation of Inclusive Development".Participants in this event included ministers, parliamentarians, members of local councils, senior official in the province and representatives of political parties and civil society organizations.Addressing the participants in the conference, President Saleh said that this conference has great importance as it comprises the representatives of officials, political parties and civil society organizations to discuss all concerns and challenges which face the development in the province and address all difficulties and problems."The election of local councils was a significant achievement to expand the popular participation in the decision-making and the management of development process", Saleh said."We have moved from the election of local councils into the election of governors. Now we prepare to amend the local authority law in order to transfer to a system of local government", he added."In the light of the transition to the local rule, all the centralization tasks and responsibilities would be transferred to the local authorities, including local police and all administrative bodies".President Saleh pointed out that these functions and powers would be entrusted with the local authorities for applying the local government."It will be part of your function to elect governors and directors of districts and civil and security institutions", he made it clear."There are elements that try to fault the multiparty system of the country to force the political leadership to reverse its decision approved by the Yemeni people to apply political pluralism and freedom of the press and respect human rights", he said, confirming that these essentials have become irreversible options.Saleh added that all issues should be resolved through dialogue within the local or governmental authorities. "Dialogue is best way to address any disagreements or inconsistencies in order to serve the development and modernization in the country"."We are against bloodshed. We support the development, security, stability and serious and meaningful dialogue".For the sectors of agriculture and electricity, President Saleh ordered the local authority to stop the past mistakes in the issuance of licenses indiscriminately for drilling further water wells which causes the depletion of water for watering non-food crops, particularly Qat.The President ordered also the concerned bodies and local authorities in all provinces of the country to stop the depletion of water and the prohibition of drilling indiscriminately water wells.President Saleh said that the capacity of 340 megawatts of Marib electric gas station would be operated next month for reducing somewhat the problem of the electricity generation."There are no development and no industry without electrical power. Another electric station will be established at the port of Balhaf in Shabwa province to generate electric power".The President called on the government to accelerate the implementation of his directives and support industrial and agricultural projects