Guurti ‘ s nepotism and Mr. Rayaale’s apathy

“Somaliland is in the midst of seeking qualified leader with a transparent political roadmap, not squabble and child-like wrangling leader “

It’s dismaying and disappointing to observe the naked political partisanship of the upper house of Somaliland parliament (Golaha Guurti) and their current infamous decision of extending presidential mandate. It will definitely have affects on Somaliland political dimensions and the incomplete constitutions. And possibly, it could trigger political civil instability. Our dignified elders –Guurti previously played a critical role in extinguishing fires associated with the warring clan factions resulted the failed former Somali regime. They had contributed so much in rebuilding Somaliland and their work will never be overlooked and it has been marked in our history books.

With the presence of elected parliament members and their ability to form election committee, there is no need to hand over entire power to Guurti. They are not equipped with requisite qualifications and experience applicable for the new political era of Somaliland. in addition, Somaliland has been growing and maturing politically and its constitution has been evolving, numerous elections took place with remarkable success including democratically elected parliament members that come to function and one of their primary tasks is to handle political crises in a good faith as all political parties are involving. Though, there are no conspicuous efforts done by these jelly-beans parliament since the commencement of their assignments, Somaliland is optimistically engaged positive attitude in rebuilding the country and forget the past.

Mr.Riyaale’s indifferences

One must be accountable for all these political disarrays, Somalilanders had elected and proudly conferred their political power to Mr. Riyaale in order to lead the country. He has been in power for the last seven years with no visible or tangible progress politically and economically. He despondently failed to prepare his political party for an election against other existing political parties. He has been given three times of power extension. He bluntly failed to complete his presidential assignment with satisfactory, destroyed Somaliland’s rebuilding spirits and created avoidable political uncertainty. He blindly accepted the job with no tangible goals to achieve as his cabinet ministers consist of unqualified individuals, those who are inefficient, unpatriotic and crave to earn revenues with no work.

Further, our current president have been given the golden opportunity to both develop personally and lead the virgin and newly born country. He appeared to be elusive, not courageous, and lacking leadership skills. He never made decisive steps either to overhaul existing laws or system. His political consultant team are atrocious with no values to safeguard , one good example is Mr. ismail Faqash who is now a defect minister , he appallingly come forward and stated that , he is about to reveal Mr. Riyaale secrets. What kind of minister is he? , did he pass the basic aptitude assessment to ensure him if he is mentally fit to occupy the ministerial position.

It’s clear that, Mr. Riyaale ‘s indifferences surfaced on the country’s political vicious cycle, rampant corruptions among his cabinets, economical stagnations which affected almost every sector imaginable.

Finally, our Guurti has been involving in this presidential power extension saga for the last seven years, their decisions mostly favored the president Mr. Rayaale and unconditionally granted him presidential power extensions three times and that was obviously substantiated by no authority bodies. They purely played a partisanship game, nepotism and committed unpatriotic action. One could argue that, they committed crimes against Somaliland. Further, If Gourti continue to meddle Somaliland politics with no consultations with other political stakeholders , our country dooms into disaster including bitter and unrest civil war. The following must be implemented in order to avert political turbulences:

• The upper house of Somaliland parliament must reverse their current infamous decision and must call upon all political parties for further consultation of what has to be undertaken next, to salvage the country.
• Elected parliament members must speak up and present their standings on this issue immediately.
• Election commission members have to come out from their hiding cages and have national obligation to present their statement to the public on this issue.
• Neutral committee must be formed and its main task is to draft a political resolution. Three political parties should play a critical role in the formation committee process and must agree with the pointes produced.

Long live Somaliland.

Moh Bahdoon BSc.

IT consultant@IBM

Edmonton , Canada