Southwest state confirms its earlier stand over Kismayo meeting

Southwest state has confirmed their earlier stand of support towards the upcoming Kismayo meeting in Jubbaland between the federal government and regional heads of state after Puntland’s Deputy President Abdihakin Omar Amey has rejected vehemently two days ago the reconciliation meeting that being is organized by the Jubbaland state.

State minister for information Hassan Abdi Mohamed noted their optimistic view on the meeting concerning widening rift between the federal government and regional states. he also reiterated their controversal stand of supporting the Saudi-led coalition.

“We have to stress once more the decision taken by the state president towards supporting the Saudi-led coalition. Our state cabinet ministers also declared support for the meeting called upon by Jubbaland state president Madobe and a delegate led by state president will attend the Kismayo meeting” Minister Mohamed said.

State presidents are expected in the coming days to converge in Kismayu to deliberate on the relations between the Federal Government and the states following a fall out on the ongoing Galmudug political crisis and the Gulf feud which has occasioned a sharp rift between the two levels of government.

The meeting was announced by the Jubbaland state president Ahmed Mohamed islam.

On the other hand, southwest state administration is said to have put in place regiment of an army who are having stipend problems.

Speaking to Goobjoog News, State minister for security Abdirahman Baraf insinuated having prepared a troop of an army personnel that are geared towards maintaining peace in the region but have not been extended a helping hand by the federal government.

“Southwest state is clearly ignored by the federal government in terms of economic help among others. We prepared over 4,000 soldiers and the federal government has never assisted them in the slightest way” he said.

Goobjoog News