MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Accelerate process of the country’s elections, Somalia’s former president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged the government authorities.
Speaking in a function organized by Somalis in Turkey, President Mohamud said the current President Mohamed Farmaajo had overstayed in office contrary to constitutional dictates.
“I woke up on February 8, 2017, as president, and returned at night as a civilian, and I slept well, so it is not necessary to sit in a chair and have one person sit down if the term expires,” the former president said.
Mohamud’s remarks come days after International partners called on Somali leaders to hold parliamentary elections without further delay.
The partners including the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations among other foreign nations expressed concern about the continuing delays in the Somali electoral process.
“We urge national and Federal Member State leaders and election management bodies to advance quickly to complete inclusive and credible House of the People elections before the end of 2021, respecting the 30 percent minimum quota for women,” the partners said in a joint statement issued on Friday evening.
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