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Somalia PM follows Somaliland President in naming a smaller cabinet
November 12, 2010 · 10 Comments
NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) — Somalia’s prime minister has unveiled a new, slimmed-down Cabinet of 18 ministers, a big drop from the 39 ministers the former prime minister had.
Somalia's new Prime Minister Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed (© 2009 AFP)
Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed named the new Cabinet Friday. Abdullahi — a Somali-American who has taught at a community college in New York state — was named prime minister last month.
Abdullahi says the Somali people and the international community were waiting for a credible and competent Cabinet. Only two ministers from the previous administration remain.
Somalia has not had an effective government since 1991. The internationally backed Mogadishu government has not made much progress to end violence in the country.
Source: The Canadian Press | Friday, 12 November 2010
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By Hassan Ali
Tags: cabinet, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister, Somali
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He is not PM for Somalis but for "Somalia", hence it is more correct to refer to him as "Somalia PM" instead of "Somali PM".
Somali = Origination, cultural etc.
Somalia = a little fiefdom like Djibouti.
The 4th PM since the inception of the TFG and his new nominated Cabinet Govt. Subject to the approval by President Sharif and the 550 Parliament Legislators. While Puntland has a strong inclusion in this Cabinet I see the Foreign Minister is from Somaliland who's also the same subclan of the Foreign Minister of Somaliland DR. Omar. Assuming that the PM's Cabinet gets approved apart from the huge daunting crisis awaiting the new Govt. of MR. Mohamed…Alshabab and Xizbul Islam the Amisom and the already proposed constitution and the questions of Puntland and Somaliland issues are but few to bring into light. However the Somaliland is entirely a different ball game issue.
Cheers.
TFG finally and openly showed their support on SSC terrorist group. their leader was invited and welcomed in Mogadishu and had several meetings with the prime-minister.puntland has already shown their concern and criticized but nothing has been heard from the government of somaliland.
Lets wait and see what milage do they have and how far can they go!!
No mandate, unelected, controls only a few blocks of Mogadishu, as usual, a Somalilander mercenary has been given the Foreign Affairs (orod oo noo hadal, afartan dollarna qaado), won't last, some transitional government, I thought its mandate ended in 2008. Allaa maxaa dollar laga cunayaa ajnabiga!!
"Allaa maxaa dollar laga cunayaa ajnabiga" Saleebaan, waxa meeshaa loo joogaba waa uun intaa la'aanteedana dameerahey dhaamin lahaayeen.
I just wonder how they will deal with the Amisom and the so-called full of flaws Constitution out
of all the other conflicting obstacles!. It also remains to be seen how the Unpos chief MR. Mahiga
and the Nominated IGAD/AU Chief MR. Rawlings will be able to bring about any peacefull solution
through the intractable issues facing the self appointed weak TFG warlords whose mandate term
is nearing to end without the slightest hinge of any progress. In situations of this nature it's adivisable
that other sustainable alternative solutions to replace the TFG must be explored and found.
Continuing to persue this dead end is a real waste for all the stakeholder players.
Cheers.
Cool down brother ! My human moral never let me smile at suffering people. I wish the wenlaweyn people peace and progerss. Look the map (ATLS) Africa was a colony in which i am not proud of. The world knows Italian somali colony, French somali colony and Britisch Somaliland protectrate, What is the problem? tell me !
In 1960 right after my independence i wanted to be with you to fight for a great somalia.
If you are not blind or sick you should have known how you bite me and suck my blood for all most 30 years.
We were divided and ruled for almost hunderd years, i was thinking to liberate all somalis and you know that . Unfortunatly you are not someone whom i can share a commen thing. See mogadisho now. See yourself brother.
My advice to you if you need any: Mind your own business and do`t try to interfere Somaliland.
Jama: Don't never lose the hope my somali brother from the nortern somalia, the dream of somaliweyn will come true one day inshallah! everry somali is victims….. long live somaliweyn!
Hey Mohamed
We all have sweet burning emotional aspirational emotional dreams of long live Somaliweyn
(Greater Somalia) just like the Serbia to mention few. But practically speaking the way things are
between the 5 Somalis is it really feasible or even possible to go for this passion now when
the Somalis are in ghastly limbo situations of different kinds and sorts.
I just can't be the final say but leave it blank and open for further speculations.
Cheers.