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The deputy speaker of the People’s Assembly, Sadia Yasin Samatar, is against the way the new Cabinet of Ministers was selected in Somalia, as reliable sources have told Somali Times. Sadia Samatar is against the cabinet after the position given to her community.
The information we received says Sadia Samatar against the cabinet after the position given to her community. She is against the appointment of Arab Salah, who is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development.
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Mohamed Abdulqadir Ali, who was appointed to the position, said on the same day that he will not accept it, and that it is an unworthy position for his community, as he said.
“I want to make it clear here that I have resigned from the position appointed to me as Deputy Minister of Planning. As a community, we do not deserve this seat, and I cannot represent my community,” said Mohamed Abdulqadir Ali.
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Reliable sources told Somali Times newspaper that Sadia Samatar was behind the resignation of the deputy minister and had already sent it to corrupt President Hassan Sheikh and Prime Minister Hamza Barre.
The Arab Salah community had a minister in the previous government, but since they now hold the position of the first deputy speaker of the People’s Assembly, they were given a deputy minister, as the position of the minister is given to other communities in the Fifth Community.
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Sadia Samatar, according to the information we received, was pleased with the deputy minister but she was expecting the position of deputy finance minister and spoke to the president and the prime minister.
It is unclear whether Sadia Samatar will use her position and influence to block cabinet approval.