Mogadishu (PP Information Desk) — The previous President of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Ahmed in the present day accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of prioritising private political pursuits over the nationwide curiosity. In a press convention at his Mogadishu residence, Sheikh Sharif highlighted important safety threats confronted by companies in 4 Mogadishu districts. He mentioned: “As you understand, companies in 4 Mogadishu districts are closed because of directions from Al-Shabaab. Merchants are torn between following authorities directions to put in closed-circuit cameras on their premises or following directions from Al-Shabaab to defy the federal government coverage. On this scenario, it’s absurd to accuse any individual of opposing one individual, one vote elections. The environment just isn’t conducive to 1 individual, one vote elections.”
The previous president additionally criticised Villa Somalia’s initiative to amend the draft federal structure, emphasising {that a} structure must be primarily based on consensus. He famous that the rules for constitutional amendments require open dialogue on the articles of the structure and identified that the federal government proposed amendments to 4 articles within the structure.
Each Puntland State of Somalia and Jubaland State have rejected the declaration issued by the Nationwide Consultative Council concerning the modalities for conducting one individual, one vote elections.
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