The former president of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his delegation arrived in Garowe, Puntland. Sharif’s delegation includes MPs and was welcomed at the airport in Garowe by Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and various government officials.
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Sharif and the members he leads are participating in a consultation meeting about the state of the country, especially the issue of the constitution, which is in great tension.
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The former president of the country, Sheikh Sharif, who held a press conference in Mogadishu yesterday, said that the country is on the wrong path, calling on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud of doing something worse than what they had previously rejected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
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Sharif’s trip comes at a time when Villa Somalia is trying to implement the country’s constitution, which is subject to much discussion, and the former president of the country, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, is in Garowe.
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Sharif and Farmajo are planning to add Said Deni, who has political weight, to the opposition political alliance against President Hassan Sheikh.
The three men are currently united in rejecting the plan to complete the constitution led by President Hassan, and this is the point that is believed to be the beginning of the alliance between the two parties.
However, the visit of former leaders and opposition politicians to Garowe comes at a time when Puntland President Said Deni is in conflict with President Hassan Sheikh.