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The Somali regional government of Puntland has spoken about its position on the current meeting of the National Consultative Council in Mogadishu, in which President Said Abdullahi Deni is absent.
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The Minister of Information of Puntland, Mohamoud Aidid Dirir who spoke to media strongly opposed the meeting that opened yesterday at Villa Somalia between the federal government, the member states and also the administration of Banadir region.
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“The five regional administrations and Villa Somalia are in a dark room, and it is not a place to discuss,” said the information minister of the Puntland regional administration.
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Dirir said that this meeting is chaired by corrupt President Hassan, and that the articles he wrote will be brought out, as he said.
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“The forum is useless, the decisions coming out are something that Hassan has already written, and we don’t need the forum,” the minister said again.
He also criticized the members of the national consultation forum, pointing out that they cannot resolve the current disputes, such as the issue of South West and Puntland.
Dirir said that this meeting is chaired by President Hassan, and that the articles he wrote will be brought out, as he said.
“The forum is useless, the decisions coming out are something that Hassan has already written, and we don’t need the forum,” the minister said again.
He also criticized the members of the national consultation forum, pointing out that they cannot resolve the current disputes, such as the issue of South West and Puntland.
The agenda of this meeting, which has not been mentioned, but which the Presidency is conducting, is to approve the establishment of a national committee that will conduct the country’s elections, while disbanding the election committees of the states.
It is also planned to support the revision of the country’s constitution by the members of the Somali parliament and to approve the previously agreed provisions that stated that public elections should be held.
However, it is not known how it will be possible, and the people and the politicians who are seeking office will be convinced to stay in power for the long-term leaders of the states who have already done several times of extension.