Somali prime minister Hassan Ali Kheire is scheduled to visit Hobyo, an ancient port town in central Somalia.
The delegation comprising Ministers, MPs and other government officials will be leaving Mogadishu for Hobyo in the forthcoming hours according to privy to the development.
Prime Minister Kheire is expected to launch the construction of Galkaio-Hobyo road which will be pivotal for the transportation of the region.
Mr. Kheire will also visit and observe the operation of the port in the ancient coastal town of Hobyo in Mudug region.
The foundation stone for the construction of the port was laid on 23rd of January by Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo during his visit to the regions dubbed peace and reconciliation.
Somali deputy minister for Ports, Osman Mohamed Abdi leading delegates and Chinese officials visited the construction site for a major expansion project that was underway at the port of Hobyo town in February.
The facility is expected to serve a wide area of Northern Somalia and neighbouring Ethiopia which is landlocked.
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