The divisions between these two top heads of the transitional federal
government backed by the United Nations emerged late last year and
early this year which is still going bitterly while their government
controls a few areas in the capital, Mogadishu.
The early
misunderstandings between these men based on naming ambassadors to
foreign countries, reshuffling cabinet ministers, firing government
authorities, replacing directors from position to other and the military
system reforms and so on.
But the differences strengthened late August of last month when an
independent committee issued constitution for the country which the
president Sheikh Sh. Ahmed strongly opposed the constitutions while the
Prime Minister Sharma’arke welcomed it.
U.N special envoy for Somali affairs ambassador Augustine Mahiga has
arrived in the capital, Mogadishu and had talks with Somali president
Sharif early this month, but their talks were secretly one although
reports close the presidential palace indicated that they were almost
about the dispute between the prime minister and the president.
Somali
Prime Minister Sharma’arke returned back to the capital from the
Nairobi, Kenya where has been for at least two weeks in which he had
meetings with the international community.
After he had talks
with some of his cabinet minister and Mps and requested them to take
part solving divisions between President Sh. Sharif and him, the prime
minister.
Somali president Sharif Sh. Ahmed gave speech to the
Parliamentarian’s session to day after he had attended that meeting and
talked about the conflict bitterly and he suggested to parliamentarians
to handle something on going crisis which he meant the constitution and
the dispute itself.
Sharma’arke also spoke to the media after the
president’s speech in the parliament session boycotting the president’s
words and told his cabinet will not ask mps vote of confidence tomorrow
and come to the session near time.
Contradicting speeches are
given to the media everyday by the prime minister and the president
which only worsens their rifts only.
The two heads want to force
each one to leave office, as their dispute emerged and there are no
attempts to mediate both top authorities of the transitional federal
government.
Lawmakers and cabinet ministers are divided into
pro-president Sharif and pro-prime minister Sharma’ake functions and
they found large fund of bribe from both sides by lobbying and
supporting each wing.
This conflict came a time Islamist militias
of Al-shabab threatened to finalize what they called holy war ‘Jihad’
against the transitional federal government backed by the African union
peacekeeping forces in the capital, Mogadishu.
It was better
for these politicians to take lessons from past experiences which the
transitional federal government occurred and the conflicts among
previous heads like Ali Mohamed Gheedi, Abdhulahi Yusuf Ahmed, Sharif
Hassan Sheikh Adam and Sheikh Adam Madobe that all these individuals
passed.
Fortunately Ethiopian government used to interfere the
situation and also used to send diplomats in Somalia solving the
differences arises, but today Ethiopian government is not very much
interested in current Somali political issues since former president
A/lahi Yusuf disappeared from policy who was close ally to it and the
international community is watching the film which president Sharif and
Prime minister Sharma’ake are acting now.
No one can forecast
where the alarming stage of both Sharif and Sharma’ake faced now will
remain, though it great chance for the Islamist militias who would make
use this opportunity.
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Somalia: Differences between president Sharif and Prime Minister Sharma’arke gets worst!
MOGAISHU (Keydmedia.net)-the differences between Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sh.Ahmed and his prime minister Omar A/Rashid Ali Sharma’arke has gone into its worst condition since the transitional federal government was set up in Djabuti earl