President Farmaajo bans all government appointments until after the elections

GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: A statement from the Office of the outgoing President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has suspended all government appointments and administrative changes in the management of government institutions until after the elections. 

The President has frozen all appointments and administrative decisions effective from the swearing in of the Members of Parliament on 14 April 2022, calling on the Director General of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs, Acting Director General of the National telecommunications Authority & Somali bureau of standards to continue discharging their duties.

The President also instructed all government officials against abuse of public office and misappropriation of national resources and power, warning that anyone found culpable would face the full force of the law. 

The current move by President Farmaajo comes after Prime Minister Roble made some appointments and axed other officials from the government most recently.