Mogadishu, Somalia – December 7, 2024 – Residents of Beled Hawo district within the Gedo area gathered in the present day to show their assist for the Somali Authorities’s strategic plan for Jubbaland. The demonstration noticed varied sections of society come collectively to voice their robust rejection of the self-election of former Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe and the interference of the Ethiopian authorities in regional clan affairs.
Conventional elders, group leaders, and residents united of their stance, emphasizing the significance of a unified method to governance and electoral processes. One of many conventional elders, talking on the demonstration, expressed unwavering assist for the Federal Authorities of Somalia’s selections.
“As conventional elders, in the present day we welcome and assist the choice of the Federal Authorities of Somalia towards Jubbaland, the choice of the 2 Homes of Parliament to approve the one-person-one-vote electoral settlement, and the unity of the Somali nation,” the elder acknowledged.
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, reaffirmed his authorities’s dedication to democratic ideas and the implementation of one-person-one-vote elections. He emphasised the significance of collective effort in reaching progress and making certain that the electoral course of advantages all residents.
“Justice performs an necessary function in life, economically, socially, in safety and in management. It is a vital concern, and it’s associated to rights and reality which might be clarified, with out giving individuals precedence based mostly on shade, clan or energy,” President Mohamud mentioned.
The demonstration in Beledxawo highlights the robust assist for the Somali Authorities’s initiatives and the collective want for a good and clear electoral course of. The unity displayed by the residents of Gedo area serves as a testomony to the nation’s dedication to democratic values and the pursuit of a secure and affluent future.