Somali interior minister makes comeback as he defeats his opponent with 46 votes over parliament seat in Adado

Somalia’s interior minister, Abdirahman Mohamed Odawaa has made a comeback to the House after garnering 46 votes out of the possible 51.

His opponent Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed managed five votes.

Odawaa, a close ally to the president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, has been the immediate dissolved federal parliament for about a year after he replaced late Abdi Mohamed Abtidoon who killed in Al-Shabaab on Sahafi in November last.

Abdulkadir Gafow Mohamud, a brother to the chief of Somalia’s National Intelligence and security agency (NISA) Gen Abdullahi Gafow Mohamud was elected MP in today’s voting in Adado town.