Libya’s delay in filling key positions seems aimed at keeping central bank governor in place
Despite decisions by the House of Representatives to remove him from office, Saddek Elkaber, who is perceived as a Muslim Brotherhood protégé, has kept his post for the last ten years.
Monday 03/05/2021
Central Bank of Libya director, Saddek Elkaber, seaks at a news conference in Tripoli. (REUTERS)
TRIPOLI - Libyan political analysts view with suspicion the slowing down of the appointment process for new figures in key government positions.
They do not rule out the possibility that the ultimate aim of the jockeying around the process aims to delay the appointments so as to maintain the incumbents in place, especially the governor of the Central Bank, Saddek Elkaber, who has been entrenched in the same position for nearly ten years.