Somali Lower House will hold the election of the speaker on April 30th barely three weeks after the immediate former Speaker resigned.
In a statement by the committee, Noor Idow Beyle said candidates will have until April 24 to register with unspecified registration fee.
“The candidates should pay the nomination fee at Central Bank account of the Parliament,” said the statement.
The committee said in its statement that the ministers seeking to vie for the speakership ought to step down.
“Any candidate vying for the office of the speaker, who is also a member of the cabinet should hand over the resignation letter to the committee during the registration,” reads the statement.
The candidates will deliver their campaign speech before the members of the Parliament on 25th and 26th of this month, according to the statement.
The statement of the committee comes on the heel of Minister for Constitution, Abdirahman Hosh Jibril’s sentiment to dismiss the committee’s directive calling for the resignation of the ministers vying for the office of the speaker.
Hosh said provisional Constitution grants the members of the Parliament who are holding portfolios to contest for the speakership without standing down from their offices.
“The person contesting for the position (Speaker) must be a member of the Parliament. In accordance with the Article 59 (c) of the constitution, a membership of the Federal Parliament can be lost as a result of [the member accepting to hold a government position other than a ministerial post]” reads the post.
Among the MPs who want to take part in the race are ministers for Defense and Water Mohamed Mursal Sheikh and Salim Ibrow respectively.
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