President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he was ready to hand over power to safe hands not to conspirers, as he renewed in his speech to thousands of his loyalists, who flooded into the capital Sana'a from various cities on Friday, the call for a political agreement with his foes.
In his remarks at the Sabeen Square, Saleh criticized those demanding his resignation saying they were a coalition of Al-Qaeda, Houthis, arms dealers and the Joint Meting Parties, the opposition coalition.
"The demands of the youths who have no political affiliations are welcome and I urge these youths to found their own political party to represent them," said Saleh, who has been offering unwelcome initiatives to address the current crisis in Yemen.
The opposition and the youth protesters calling for his departure rejected his offerings, saying they are determined to continue their protest until the government was ousted.
"We are resistant like Aiban and Shamsan [two mountains in Sana'a and Aden] and no to destruction and chaos," he added.
Furthermore, Saleh said he has been making concessions in the best interest of Yemen and the opposition should respond positively to his offerings.
Before the massive rally of his fans, Saleh said that their gathering was as a popular referendum on the regime.
Attacking the political parties, he said demands should be met through dialogue not through sit-ins, massive rallies, destroying the public compounds, taking over the military camps or sniping the protesters to incite chaos.
The army commanders who had announced their support to the peaceful uprising will be pardoned, he said, urging the commanders to come back to their places.
Today is a day of tolerance and peace not a day of march, he said, after reports earlier this week the tens of thousands, who have been conducting a sit-in outside Sana'a University were said to have planned to march on the presidential palace this Friday.
But on Thursday, the sit-inners said they reversed their plan, saying today will be a Friday of Departure.
On Thursday, President Saleh attacked the language the spokesman for the opposition used in his statement when Muhammad Qahtan said the youths will march on the presidential palace and will continue their march to oust Saleh from his bedroom.
"They said they will continue their march to our bedrooms! are such words polite and should this man say like that?," Saleh wondered, as he revealed those who speak like this had plans to attack military camps at a time when their supporters are besieging the public compounds in Marib, Jawf and Saada provinces.
Today, hundreds of thousands prayed in the square of change outside Sana'a University blessing the months-long sit-in there and calling for the departure of Saleh.
The protesters called for the resignation of Saleh before next Friday, otherwise they will march on the presidential palace to oust him as the popular uprising is gaining momentum across the republic.
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