The Prime Minister had himself accused the President to sabotage the electoral process after the latter withdrew the mission of organizing elections. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s mandate expired in February.
Le Monde with AFP
In the aftermath of a public dispute about the elections, the Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, announced, Monday, December 27, that he suspended the Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, in this unstable country of the horn. Africa.
“The Chair decided to suspend the Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, and put an end to his powers from the moment he is linked to corruption,” said the President’s office in a statement. The Prime Minister to interfere in an investigation into a land ownership case.
Prolonged mandate for two years
Tensions between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, says Farmaajo, and his prime minister are recurring. On Sunday, the Prime Minister accused the President to sabotage the electoral process, after the decision of the Head of State to withdraw the burden on organizing the elections, attentive and at the origin of a serious institutional crisis.
Chair since 2017, Farmaajo has seen his tenure expire on 8 February without being able to agree with the regional leaders on the organization of elections, governed by Somalia by a complex and indirect electoral system. The announcement in mid-April of the extension of his term for two years had provoked armed clashes in Mogadishio.
Many observers believe that the crisis at the state summit and the election impasse divert the attention of larger problems of Somalia, such as the insurrection of Chabab that has shaken the country since 2007.