MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s former Minister of Petroleum, Abdirizak Omar, who was sacked on Sunday, has revealed that his dismissal resulted from a fallout with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over mounting grievances from sure communities in Hirshabelle state relating to the area’s contentious clan-based power-sharing system.
Omar, previously a trusted ally and longstanding confidant of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, stated he grew more and more at odds with the President over the dealing with of rising tensions in Hirshabelle state. His clan, which has lengthy opposed the area’s clan-based power-sharing system, went as far as to announce their intention to interrupt away from the state.
Whereas Omar attributed his dismissal to his place on the power-sharing disputes in Hirshabelle state, studies point out that the actual supply of the rift between him and President Mohamud lay in contentious disagreements over advance funds from oil drilling contracts awarded to a number of international corporations.
Few may have predicted that Omar, a former minister underneath President Mohamud’s earlier time period, could be dismissed so all of a sudden and forged apart so decisively. Nevertheless, Omar reaffirmed his dedication to advancing the pursuits of his nation and advocating for the communities in Hirshabelle state.
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