Somaliland Parliament expresses concern about the Rayaale leadership and the negative influence it may have on the national security.
Speaking to the media, Said Elmi Rooble, the Home and Defence select committee chairman of Somaliland Parliament accuses President Rayaale of endangering Somaliland's security. Mr. Rooble said that the president has consistently ignored to sign a presidential circular confirming the election date of 29 March 2009, as already agreed by the three political parties and the National Election Commission, casting doubts as to whether elections will take place. 'This will jeopardise our hard won democracy and peace'- he warned.
He added that if the president fails to comply with this and his extended office term runs out, the Parliament would have to lead the nation and prepare the country for elections.
The select committee chairmen also asked President Dahir Rayaale to resolve the conflict that has borne out of the way he had managed his party's convention. At the end of controversial UDUB party convention, Rayaale won uncontested nomination, refusing other candidates to compete with him for his party's nomination for the coming election. This has led to a strong reaction from a rival UDUB group that is now in the process of conducting another convention.
'If not solved, these matters are potentially dangerous to our national security and they could derail our infant democratic process' Mr. Rooble told journalists. This is the strongest warning from the parliament so far to President's reluctance in holding elections on time.
Rayaale's terms of office ended on 15 April 2008 and were later extended till May 2009 on the condition that a presidential election takes place on 29 March 2009.
Source: SomalilandGlobe
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