Popular dissatisfaction with the mechanism for distributing "Aden Net" SIM Cards in Abyan

English - Wednesday 31 May 2023 الساعة 07:05 pm
Zinjibar, NewsYemen, exclusive:

Dozens of citizens in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, complained about the randomness and selectivity of the mechanism for distributing Aden Net 4G (fourth generation) SIM Cards.

"Aden Net" company launched the direct sale process in the center of the capital, Zinjubar, after the exchange was launched for some government facilities that submitted official statements to the company during the last period.

A number of citizens told "NewsYemen" that they had stood in a long line in front of the gate selling Aden Net slides in Zinjibar Post, the center of Abyan governorate, since 3 am, without anyone paying any attention to them, and everything that was distributed through nepotism, mediation, and prestige, according to their saying.

Citizens expressed anger and dissatisfaction with those in charge of the process of distributing the SIMS and the way to deal with those wishing to subscribe to the "Aden Net" service, explaining that they were left in the heat of the sun without being able to buy the SIM, while affiliated and mediators were allowed to enter and take the SIMS.

The gathering in front of the post gate turned into a protest to denounce the selective and random distribution process by the Aden Net company's staff, who arrived from the capital, Aden. The protests caused citizens to stampede near the post office, before a security force intervened and fired in the air in order to disperse them.

Citizens demanded that the tranches allocated to the districts of Zinjibar and Khanfar be disbursed, each in his district, in a smooth manner, away from nepotism, selectivity and randomness, with a change in those in charge of the disbursement process.

For his part, a source in Etisalat Abyan told "NewsYemen" that a number of government facilities submitted statements and official notes regarding approving the issuance of sims for 20 of its employees, in coordination with the competent authorities, but the company threw all that aside and approved the issuance of five sims only for each facility. He pointed out that some government utilities received their slides, and some exceptionally and provocatively.