MOGADISHU(Halbeeg-News)-The speaker of the federal parliament of Somalia, Mohamed Mursal vowed to go ahead with impeachment motion against Somali president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
The speaker of Somali house of the people has turned down a call to withdraw from an impeachment motion against the president of the federal republic.
The house speaker, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh, maintained the legality of the motion in a letter from his office on Wednesday.
Mursal informed the members saying the motion is still on and valid rebuffing another letter from the office of the secretary general of the house on Tuesday indicating that the proposal failed due to lack of quorum.
“My office has received the proposal of impeachment motion against the president from 92 members of the house on Sunday, 9th December,” the letter reads in part.
“The motion will proceed as per article 92 sub-article 1 and 2 of the constitution and article 20 sub article 2 of the house standing orders,” he added.
The speaker of the Somali upper house of the people, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, is making efforts to mediate the difference between the office of the president and the parliament led by their speaker.
However, speaker Mohamed Mursal turned down the request to end the political tension citing setbacks from Villa Somalia.
Mursal who relocated from his official residence on Wednesday has blamed President Farmaajo restricting his movement for the past four days adding that his interaction with other members of the house was frustrated.
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