Somalia speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan (left) speaks as newly appointed Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (right) and Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (centre) look on in Mogadishu on June 23, 2011. Prof Ali says plans to hold elections are on course. PHOTO | FILE |
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF in Mogadishu
Somali prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has said that implementation of a roadmap to transform the transitional government into a permanent one was on course.
Prof Ali admitted that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) faced big hurdles but urged the country to get behind the National Security Stabilisation Plan (NSSP) crafted in early September.
Somalia is struggling to recover from a decades-long civil war after the collapse of Siad Barre's dictatorial regime in 1991.
"The [Plan] is a precursor to the attainment of good governance and unity," said the prime minster. (Read:Somalia leaders sign poll deal)
Prof Ali said that he had during a recent trip to the United Nations, US and Europe urged the international community to double aid to Somalia to ensure the transitional government meets the tasks outlined in the roadmap.
The roadmap signed after UN-backed talks provides for the holding of elections in a year and the drafting of a national constitution.
It also earmarks priority areas as the improvement of security, instilling good governance values and reconciliation measures.
The transition government that has been in existence for seven years now has until August 2012 to implement the plan.
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