Garowe (PP Information Desk) — In an interview quickly to be posted, Mohamud Shiddo, an influential politician within the Puntland State of Somalia, criticised Puntland President Mentioned Abdullahi Deni for not brooking criticism.
“He peddles the divisive argument that social teams related to the executive capital of Puntland shouldn’t be eligible to run for the Puntland presidency,” Shiddo mentioned.
Shiddo claimed that he had phoned President Deni on the night time “he was sending troops to Puntland Parliament to assault the constructing ” to dissuade him from attacking rival forces there. He additionally questioned the legitimacy of the incumbent president.
“Most MPs who chosen him have been appointed on doubtful grounds. The President has used inappropriate language towards federal leaders. [In 2023] he described the Prime Minister as a secretary of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. President Deni sought the best workplace in Somalia; as a substitute, he drove a wedge between the Federal Authorities of Somalia and the Puntland State of Somalia,” Shiddo added.
Shiddo denied that his group initially supplied monetary help for Deni’s 2019 candidacy or that they later sought to recoup any such funding.
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