Libya’s Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, of playing a pivotal role in the country’s collapse by signing off on decisions that allow for parallel spending without oversight.
Dbeibah warned in a cabinet meeting in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, of the continued implementation of dual spending measures and their repercussions on the country’s financial and economic stability.
The Prime Minister addressed a message to Speaker Saleh, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya Marie Al-Barassi, and the Head of the Reconstruction Fund, Belgassim Haftar; calling on them to stop “destroying Libya’s entity and fighting the government,” accusing them of “crossing red lines that threaten the collapse of the Libyan state.”
"You are attacking salaries, grants, bonuses, social security pensions, and the basic pension. We say to you: you are tampering with the livelihood of citizens and shaking confidence in the state before the entire world. This does not destroy Dbeibah; it destroys the state system built to preserve its entity. You are destroying the entity of Libya—and I will say it: I will not remain silent.” Dbeibah said.
He defended his government’s spending, which reached 123 billion dinars in 2024, stating that the funds were allocated to all state institutions, including salaries for citizens, the army forces in both the west and east, the parliament, and the High Council of State.
Dbeibah also called on the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the disbursement of 59 billion dinars resulting from parallel government spending outside the official financial arrangements and without oversight, noting that this is “a massive sum equivalent to the annual salaries of all Libyans.”
