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Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni said that he questions the security arrangement for the electoral conference, citing a security risk posed to him by elite Federal troops he deems to be loyal to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Mogadishu.
Governor Said Deni said that the international community must address how Somali forces are managed before the electoral consultative summit can begin.
Said Deni, who has been in Mogadishu for the past week meeting with presidential opposition candidates, the UN, and Jubaland Governor Ahmed Madobe, among others, said that federal troops have “surrounded him.” He said that he had not held any meetings with federal government officials since his arrival in Mogadishu.