Puntland President imposes strict conditions on the appointment of Electoral Commissions and Farmajo faces political turmoil.
Sunday, December 13, 2020. Farmajo
sent Prime Minister Roble to Puntland to persuade President Deni to accept the
government's plan, and to appoint election commissions. This attempt, which was
the last attempt of the Federal Government to seek the approval of the appointed
election commissions, ended in failure, and Deni openly rejected Farmajo's
offer.
The Prime Minister of the Federal
Republic of Somalia, Mohamed H Roble, has arrived in Garowe, the capital of
Puntland State of Somalia. Roble's plans were to discuss Deni with the disputed
electoral commissions.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Roble, has
called on the President of Puntland to appoint the required members of the
Electoral Commission. However, President Deni linked the appointment of the
commission to two conditions: resolving the Gedo issue, which the federal
government and the Jubbaland administration are at loggerheads over.
President Deni also wants a review
of the controversial election commission appointed by the federal government
and eliminating the members of the security forces and civil servants who
cannot be neutral in the elections.
According to sources close to the
Puntland presidency, Prime Minister Roble and President Deni appear to be in a
dilemma and neither side wants to compromise.
Prime Minister Roble appears to be
facing the toughest test since taking office and the prime minister wants to
complete the pending election commission in Puntland and Jubbaland.
However, Farmajo and his prime
minister are facing the most difficult hours of Farmajo's tenure and growing
political tensions, which have prevented Farmajo from sleeping, as the leaders
of Puntland and Jubaland still refuse to appoint electoral commissions.
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