On Sunday, Libyan Prime Minister-designate, Fathi Bashagha, accused the outgoing Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, of seeking to deepen the division in the country.
Bashagha reiterated that he will enter the capital Tripoli peacefully. He held Al-Dbaiba responsible for the security and political chaos that the country is going through as a result of the intransigence of his government.
He described Al-Dbaiba’s government as “a usurper of power and without any legal legitimacy.”
In a statement, Bashagha also accused the Al-Dbaiba government of “deliberate waste of public money, harnessing it for narrow personal and political interests, and misusing oil revenues in an outrageous form of corruption.”
“This corruption threatens the financial position of the State and undermines the rights of the Libyan people towards their capabilities and wealth, which have become dependent on the will of an outlawed gang,” Bashagha said.
Bashagha also called for restraint and not to be drawn into the deliberate political and military escalation by the outgoing government
He stressed the need to spare the National Oil Corporation (NOC), the Central Bank and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) from political exploitation.
Bashagha blamed the Al-Dbaiba government of all the consequences and effects resulting from the interventions in the affairs of these institutions, which represent the source of income for Libyans.
On Saturday, the delegation of the 5 + 5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) demanded stopping the export of oil and closing the coastal road. It demanded the suspension of flights between East and West. It added that it would suspend its operations until their demands were considered.
The JMC accused the Head of the GNU, of being behind the obstruction of its work because of his practices, despite the gains it achieved.
The JMC accused the Al-Dbaiba government of not complying with the decisions of the House of Representatives (HoR) by refusing to hand over power to Bashagha government.
Last month, Fathi Bashagha, accused the Prime Minister of the outgoing GNU, of supporting terrorism and armed militias.
Bashagha confirmed that his government has the ability to enter the capital Tripoli, “but he prefers to enter it in a peacefully and without bloodshed.”
“The outgoing government is trying to drag us into a conflict that will lead to casualties,” he said.
“The Al-Dbaiba government wants to cling to power and loot Libyan funds,” he added, noting that it had spent the money on terrorist and armed groups.