Enough Is Enough

A new cabinet has been formed in Jordan, the government went to Aqaba to hold its first meeting, the names of the ministers are leaked to the Jordanian media and they seem brilliant. However, their background is also a mystery.

The people are starving because of the unprecedented economic retreat, prices increase and the horrific economic deep recession of the country. The Jordanian media hurries to report the news, as if Jordanians wait it impatiently. The most important thing for the Jordanians is the daily concerns of economic aspects.

If any government wants to gain the trust of the people, it should start by reforming itself; first and foremost, it should follow a real austerity policy. However, the government should come from the core of the people and for them; the new government is a big failure to the policies of the previous government, which tried hard to bring the country’s economy back on the rails. Any government should work for the sake of the people’s needs; it should provide answers to their questions concerning the economy and the plans to bring more investments to Jordan.

Apparently, this government is oligarchic because some figures had at least a member of their family served a high ranking position in the previous governments, they are already wealthy and will profit from their new positions to further enhance their own interests and they will adjust country laws in their favor.

Jordan needs a very active and dynamic government, which gives top priority to the economic concern starting by curbing the widespread corruption in the country. The ministers should prove to the people that they should be trusted; actually, the people did not appoint the government. Therefore, the confidence, which the coming parliament will give to it, is absolute and certain.

The media should play a constructive role by overseeing the governmental performance and pointing out the violations of the policies including the silence of the parliament, which supposed to carry out supervision and legislation, in a democratic and courageous way. The public opinion waits for the media to be serious and accurate in reporting the news, and at the same time, it should be critical to the acts of both executive and legislative powers.