* The time of friendships between countries has ended

* The Minister of Finance’s response to the draft general budget law is “weak”

* The government is hiding the numbers from the representatives and assumes that the representatives do not read

* There is weakness in the government’s oversight of public funds

* A complaint was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission regarding the case In a specific area

* I have an intention to run for the upcoming elections and I am not affiliated with any party currently..

* Abu Yahya to Al-Khasawneh: You must reveal what you have to the people

Abdul Aziz Al-Khalidi

Photography: Laith Al-Ghazawi
Video: Alaa Al-Battat


Representative Suleiman Abu Yahya was a dear guest on Rum News Agency and a group Al-Shahed spoke to the media in a very frank interview in our offices.

Abu Yahya began his interview with Rum by talking about the draft general budget law and said that we should not hold the government accountable for the economic situation in isolation from the global crises. He mentioned that the Corona pandemic and the Gaza war clearly affected the economic, political and food situation in Jordan...

and Abu Yahya never blamed the government. Because it did not implement all of its decisions and procedures. He added: I was surprised by the response of the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Al-Issis, regarding the draft law on the general budget, because the response was not as much as the speeches that were delivered under the dome and as much as the requests made by the representatives..

Abu Yahya said, “The reason I mentioned Her Excellency Al-Sharida Because he is the head of the economic team, and I blamed him because of an indicator that was mentioned in the budget speech, because this indicator assumes that you do not have debt, and you subtract your local revenues and reduce expenditures from it, and then remove from it the interest on the debt that is placed on expenditures, and this will not happen because Jordan has debt...

and Abu Yahya believes in Currently, the so-called friendship between countries has ended. Rather, there are common interests. He continued, “Do not dream of having friendship with countries without it benefiting them and benefiting you.”

Abu Yahya described the media as “tired.” He added that if there was a strong media, every person mentioned the budget and criticized it, and then gave it confidence and it was fulfilled. Shedding light on him, because he is the voice of the opposite of what he spoke...

Abu Yahya said: He blamed the media a lot because every representative saw what was wrong and what he asked for. Abu Yahya described the Minister of Finance’s response to the draft general budget law as “weak” because it was without any commitments or pledges and was not mentioned. Anything the Minister of Finance intends to do, and his response was, “We will look into the recommendations of the representatives.” Abu Yahya asked: How can confidence be given to the draft general budget law when the representatives have not been promised anything by the Minister of Finance..?

When asked by Laram about the reason for his attack on the ministers, he replied, “I always read reality, and I am not someone who puts his head in the mud so that he does not see. I see mistakes that the government makes.”

Abu Yahya said that the government assumes that the representatives do not read, and the evidence for this is that the numbers mentioned by the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Al-Assis, are wrong. Abu Yahya confirmed that tourism income ,

despite the Gaza war, was on the rise, and this is proven in the figures provided by the government and was not affected.

He added that the public debt had increased and the percentage of debt out of the gross domestic product had increased. Abu Yahya stated that the government had hidden the debt of the Social Security Institution.

He stated Abu Yahya said that this weight on the government’s shoulders of debt, deficits, and debt interest is not the fault of the current government only, but rather it is sins accumulated from previous governments and this government has completed them..

Abu Yahya believes that there is a weakness in the oversight of public funds by the current government. He continued, “Of course, there is a waste of public funds based on the report of the Audit Bureau.” He added that all government projects are subject to delay and said that there is no seriousness in combating corruption..

Abu Yahya explained that he opened a corruption file not because It is old, but because it is still being discussed in a certain area in Jordan, and it is a file that affects investment. I continued, I asked this question under the dome and filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Department, and no one called, and His Excellency Krishan spoke to me, “I will ask His Excellency to provide me with the papers you have,” and he did not call. And he did not even ask a question..

Regarding His Excellency Dr. Bishr Al-Khasawneh, Abu Yahya said that on the personal level, the President is a person who is appreciated and respected, but I am always in favor of renewal, even the House of Representatives, and the period of four years is sufficient for completion, and Abu Yahya believes that His Excellency the President took his chance and left the rule to the Jordanian people..

Regarding the political arena and his intention to run in the next elections, Abu Yahya said that it was a very good experience and I would not have known it had I not gone through it and entered this council. I consider myself to have gained great experience in this place and I have an intention to run for the next elections.

With regard to the performance of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Al-Safadi, Abu Yahya: Despite the quarrels between me and him, I see him as a strong personality who controls the Council’s rhythm, although I sometimes blame him because he does not give much room to attack the government’s performance, but he always tells me, “When you tell the truth, when will you finish it?”


Abu Yahya confirmed that no. He sees himself as a warrior because of his high ceiling under the dome. He mentioned that at the present time he does not belong to any party, but the intention is there and he is waiting for the appropriate party.


Abu Yahya mentioned that the most difficult situation he faced in life was the death of a brother, and the decision to run for parliamentary elections was the most difficult.

Abu Yahya concluded his interview with Rum . Speaking about national figures, he said to the state of Bishr Al-Khasawneh, “I call on you to strike with an iron fist, as I promised to everyone who wants to harm the homeland.” And on the authority of Representative Saleh Al-Armouti, he said: I love him very much.