Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid. PHOTO | TOBIN JONES
AFP
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Legislators of the Somali Federal Parliament Sunday received a
document outlining a motion against the government of Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon.
Following the distribution of the
document that was endorsed by 168 MPs, the Speaker of the Parliament
Professor Mohamed Osman Jawari announced that the lawmakers were
handling an important issue, which they have to study for five days.
“The
honourable members of the house are going to debate the motion seeking a
vote of confidence for the government of Somalia led by Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon,” proclaimed Speaker Jawari.
He added, “The parliament will debate the proposal on Saturday, 30th of November.”
According to the Speaker, 230 MP out of 275 legislators were present at the session.
The
proceeding, however, was made cumbersome by a section of the MPs
demanding that the names of the legislators endorsing the motion be
attached to the document.
“We are not sure whether this motion has been properly endorsed,” shouted some MPs thought to be loyal to PM Shirdon.
The document was first passed on to the leadership of the parliament on Thursday.
Political
insiders believe that the current crisis is the result of serious
differences between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his prime
minister.