Berri: 'No Country Nor Electricity' by April if Govt. Not Formed

W460

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has warned that “if the government is not formed by April at the latest, there will remain neither a country nor electricity.”

Berri voiced the remarks in a February 17 meeting with caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar according to a report published Tuesday by al-Akhbar newspaper.

The daily said Ghajar met with Berri to discuss the issue of purchasing fuel for Electricite du Liban, the state-run electricity company.

“The visit’s objective was to ask the parliament speaker to agree to passing a law that allows granting EDL an LBP 1,500 billion loan to enable it to continue purchasing fuel to operate the power generation plants,” al-Akhbar added.

“Berri was clear and direct in rejecting the request, noting that LBP 1,500 billion cannot be approved while the country is in a state of bankruptcy and the government is yet to resolve the issue of rationalizing the subsidization” of essential goods, the daily said.

“He referred Ghajar to the president of the republic, noting that the key to the solution is the formation of the government,” al-Akhbar added.

Comments 4
Thumb janoubi 23 February 2021, 13:48

فضيحة مدوّية: تطعيم نواب لبنانيين قبل غيرهم والبنك الدولي يصعّد ويهدّد

https://janoubia.com/2021/02/23/فضيحة-مدوّية-تطعيم-نواب-لبنانيين-قبل-غ/

Missing kazan 23 February 2021, 13:56

what is he talking about? it was never a country, it was a no man's land, and still is

Missing samiam 23 February 2021, 18:06

Why doesn't he talk about the shots that he and the other MP's took from everyone else? That would be a better talking point.

Missing phillipo 24 February 2021, 17:34

Is there a law in Lebanon which permits the Speaker of Parliament to comment on and interfere in, regarding matters which have nothing whatsoever to do with the running of Parliament?