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Jubaland Governor Ahmed Madobe and Puntland Governor Said Abduallhi Deni who have been acutely opposed to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will arrive in Mogadishu today. An advance security detail of Ahmed Madobe landed at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu this morning.
The federal government wants a straightforward approach to the talks putting two agenda items on the table. One is the signing of the implementation process of the September 17 2020 deal and the Baidoa Framework agreed to by a joint technical committee.
Jubaland Ahmed Madobe continues to insist that the Gedo region should be handed over first before the Somalia’s elections, making Gedo the epicenter of the electoral dispute. Jubaland governor Ahmed Madobe says that the return of Gedo to Jubaland would depend on inclusive elections in the country.
According to Somali National Army Officials which told Somali Times that Ahmed Madobe forgot about Jubaland which is part of Somalia and the Somali National Army protecting Somali people against a Kenyan invasion killing Somali children, women and elders. The Kenyans are shelling Somali people daily by forces and militia supported by them.
According to Kenyan officials that told Somali Times Ahmed Madobe and Said Deni has been instructed by Uhuru Kenyatta’s office that the Gedo region is most strategic for the Kenyan forces to control.