Abdirahman Hussein Guled, Somali Minister of Interior and National Security. Photo (HOL)
Sabahi
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The Somali Federal Government will not recognise decisions reached by the ongoing Jubbaland state formation conference in Kismayo, Interior and National Security Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled said on Friday (April 19th).
"The federal government has earlier made clear its position towards the Kismayo conference and I am now replicating it -- the government will not recognise the outcome of the Kismayo conference," he said, according to Somalia's RBC Radio. "Despite [the fact that] the meeting was organised by Somali citizens, the conference still lacks legitimacy and is against the country's constitution."
Abdinasir Serar, spokesman for the Ras Kamboni militia, which has led Kismayo's interim administration, called on the Somali government to recognise Jubbaland, Radio Mustaqbal reported.
He said the government must rectify any mistake from the Kismayo conference, but stressed that Jubbaland fits within the constitutional framework of federalism.
Source: Sabahi