The former Deputy Governor of Mahrah province, Ali bin Salem al-Huraizy, has said that the General Council for the Sons of Mahrah and Socotra will draw up a political program for the next phase to liberate the two provinces from foreign occupation.
Al-Huraizy added in a statement after the selection of Sultan Mohammad Abdullah Al Afrar as head of the council, that the conference succeeded strongly, according to Mahriya TV.
Sheikh al-Huraizy called on people to work together to achieve the objectives of the Council, and understand the message of the people that has been sent today.
Earlier, a preparatory committee for the General Council unanimously elected Sultan Mohammad Abdullah Al Afrar as the Chairman, rejecting the Sheikh Abdullah bin Afrar, who was complicit in collaboration with the UAE and Saudi occupation in the two provinces.