The fifth session of the regional assembly of South West state officially opened in Baidoa on Monday.
The speaker of the house of the people, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman officially opened the parliament South West state.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the parliamentary session, speaker’s keynote speech focused on federalism, security and development.
He urged the lawmakers to collaborate with state government in order to as to implement the programs of the state government.
He promised to live up to the promises he made during campaign on strengthening the cooperation and collaboration between the federal parliament and the regional assemblies.
On his side, the president of South West state, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden who attended the session also encouraged the lawmakers to approve the important bills submitted by the state government so as to speed up the services to the public.
The security of Baidoa has been beefed up, as security and AMISOM peace-keeping troops were deployed on the main roads and areas near the presidential palace.
The regional assembly of South West state will resume session after one month recess, during the vacation; the lawmakers attended six days workshop at Kenya’s capita Nairobi.
The training focused on parliamentary functions, the separation of powers in a democracy, the powers of parliamentary committees and their role in making these functions impactful in their state, the legislative process and leadership skills for parliamentarians among others.
Speaking during the closing ceremony of the workshop, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, asked the members of the regional assembly to put into practice the knowledge gained.
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