MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Puntland’s dispute resolution and vetting committee will today release the list of lawmakers selected for the region’s assembly.
The members of the committee whose mandate will lapse today had disagreed on whether the list of SSC Khatumo members should be included in the list of the upcoming Puntland lawmakers.
Some of the members of this committee recommended members from SSC-Khatumo be excluded from the list.
The state’s leader, Said Abdullahi Deni insists that the list of the lawmakers to be 66 MPs, claiming that SSC-Katumo is part of the Puntland election process. Deni urges the committee to include SSC members in the list announcement.
The remark of Deni comes days after over 30 traditional elders from regions backed the decision by SSC-Khatumo to exclude their members from the selection of Puntland state MPs.
SSC-Khatumo elders recently announced that they will not participate in the selection process for the upcoming Puntland parliamentarians.
Puntland elders also suggested that the members of Puntland’s dispute resolution and vetting committee representing SSC-Khatumo resign.
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