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President Mohamud meets Hirshabelle leaders inside Jowhar airport amid political crisis, inter-clan fighting
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    Wednesday July 19, 2023

    Jowhar (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a meeting with Hirshabelle regional state leaders at Jowhar's airport on Wednesday before returning to Mogadishu a few hours later.

    The Somali government has not yet made an official statement regarding President Mohamud's visit to Jowhar. The trip comes when the Hirshabelle administration is embroiled in a dispute over the dismissal of Hiiraan region governor Ali Jeyte Osman.

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    According to Daud Haji Irro, the spokesperson for the Hirshabelle presidency, President's visit was intended to prepare for the second phase of the operation against the al-Shabab group, set to commence in the coming days.

    Reports suggest that the President discussed the political crisis within the Hirshabelle administration with regional leaders, stemming from the dismissal of former Hiiraan region governor Ali Jeyte Osman.

    President also addressed the recurring inter-clan conflicts in the Middle Shabelle region during his conversation with the Hirshabelle President. President Mohamud previously failed to resolve the conflict in the Hiiraan region in Mogadishu, as the former governor declined an invitation for talks.

    While President Mohamud is expected to visit Galmudug in the coming days to intensify the fight against al-Shabab, it remains uncertain whether he will also visit the Hiiraan region.

    The political conflict in the Hirshabelle administration arose when Ali Jeyte, the former governor of the Hiiraan region, refused to step down after being removed from office by the regional President last month. Governor Abdullahi Ahmed Maalin Sufurow was appointed as Jeyte's replacement but has not yet officially assumed office due to Jeyte's refusal to step down. Dr. Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, a former Somali Presidential candidate, voiced his support for the ousted governor and strongly opposed Jeyte's removal, citing his exceptional leadership in the fight against Al-Shabaab on behalf of his people. Dr. Abdinur also criticized the Hirshabelle President's action as aggressive.

    Residents of Hiiraan State elected Jeyte as the interim President in late June, but the Federal government did not recognize his title or a new Federal Member State under a separate Hiiraan administration.

     





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