A prominent tribal sheikh in Hadhramaut called for the separation of the province from both the Republic of Yemen and the independence movement in Southern Yemen.
Tribal Sheikh Abdullah al-Kathiry, a close associate of Islah party leader Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, said that Hadhramaut’s sons would only accept an autonomous province of Hadhramaut.
قلناها سابقاً وما زلنا نقولها في كل مكان ..
إذا قامت الدولة الاتحادية على مخرجات الحوار من ستة أقاليم .. فحضرموت إقليم
وإن أرادوها إقليمين .. فحضرموت إقليم ثالث
ولن نقبل بغير ذلك
— الشيخ عبدالله صالح الكثيري (@1alkathiry) February 22, 2021
He pointed out that Hadhramaut “will not be affiliated with any political party,” explaining that if Yemen were to be split into two territories, Hadhramaut will become a third one.
