Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020- Abdirahman A.
Warsame, the leader of the Wadajir opposition party has for the first time
given more details about meetings he said he had with President Farmajo. These meetings
at different times come at a time of heightened political turmoil in Somalia,
and the country is entering an election period.
In an exclusive interview with
Dalsan TV, Abdirahman said that President has met only twice since he was
elected as a president. He noted that the two meetings took place after
President was elected to his current post, specifically in February 2017.
Abdirahman Abdishakur is one of the
politicians who strongly criticize current government policies. Earlier, an
armed mob stormed his home, killing six of his bodyguards. This has become a
mystery to the government, which has openly dared the killing of young Somalis
in order to silence the opposition.
The first meeting between
Abdirahman and Farmajo took place at the Jazeera Hotel, at the invitation of
the president, and was marked by congratulations and advice, he said.
“I told the president that the
Somali people were very happy and welcoming; "Your election has created
more hope than your ability or the strength of the Somali government. My
biggest recommendation is to lower the expectations of the people," said
A. Abdishakur. He added that he did not think that Farmajo would behave like
that on that day, and that he did not expect the current administration, which
has been obstructing the progress of Somalia for four years
He also said their second meeting
came as the President was looking for a new prime minister to work with, which
took place at the presidential palace.
He added that the president had
told him at the time that he did not expect to be elected to the country's top
post, noting that he was relying on a small number of lawmakers, he said. He
added that the Somali government now needs to be saved and rebuilt, and saved
from a government of peace and life.
Ignoring these recommendations,
Farmajo has been leading the country for three years in a divisive and
law-breaking policy. Checks and balances were lost after the presidency took
over the powers of the various government agencies, which were tasked with
balancing different national branches. It is clear that the government of Peace
and Life has used their own interests of all government institutions such as
intelligence, finance and the parliament.
NB. Peace and Life is the nickname of
the existing Government.
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