By Abdi Muse
MOGADISHU (RBC) Somalia Federal Government has on Thursday rejected Kismayo local election which elders and locals elected Raskambani militia commander Ahmed Mohamed Madoobe as the new president of Jubbaland state of Somalia, RBC Radio reports.
The government has also rejected Col. Barre Hiiraale, former warlord in Somalia who claimed as the new elect president of the state shortly after Madoobe’s election.
“The government is very upset on the ongoing motives which directs the future of the people of Jubbaland to the wrong way and the declared two presidents in Kismayo.” A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday.
The Prime Minister made clear that it was impossible for the government to recognize two presidents in one region of Somalia.
Meanwhile the interior minister and national security of Somalia Federal Government Abdikarin Hussein Guled called the national army and the forces of the African Union to keep their neutrality on the ongoing disputes in the region.
“Such political disputes may hinder the peace process and may allow the extremists to infiltrate into the society.” the minister said during a press conference in Mogadishu on Thursday.
Somalia Federal Government had earlier opposed the Jubbaland Conference which it described as “unconstitutional” despite locally organized.
RBC Radio
Use Facebook to Comment on this Post
