The Fourth round of electoral talks slated Thursday to kick off in Mogadishu has once again has shown fear of hitting hard wall barely three days after Villa Somalia announcement the resumption of new talks.
According to sources, the meeting which would have convene regional states in Mogadishu for the election talks is due to call off as some leaders table conditions.
Leaders of Jubbaland, Puntland alongside with Southwest, Galmudug, Hirshabelle are in Mogadishu to resolve differences with federal government over the upcoming elections.
As per the plan, President Mohamed Farmaajo was host the leaders for a follow-up meeting on the ongoing electoral talks.
On Tuesday, Villa Somalia announced the president had invited the FMS leaders for the fourth round of talks aimed at brokering the electoral stalemate as the country runs out of time for the upcoming elections.
“The President invites FMS Presidents and BRA Governor to convene in Mogadishu on Sep 10th for a follow-up meeting on the recent Samareb3 agreement to ensure the aspirations of the leadership are captured to achieve timely and inclusive elections,” Villa Somalia director of communications Abdinur Mohamed said in a tweet.
The meeting follows the Dhusamareb 3 round which was boycotted by Ahmed Madobe of Jubbaland and his Puntland counterpart Abdullahi Deni.
Both Deni and Madobe have been in Mogadishu for over a week now and are reported to have pressured Farmaajo to include the other FMS leaders in the new round of talks.
Somalia is expecting to head to the polls November this year to elect new parliament and subsequently a new president in February next year.
