Somali prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has met with the lawmakers hailing from northern Somalia amid the dispute between Somaliland top leaders in the federal government is escalating.
The stakeholders representing Somaliland in the Federal Parliament and the PM discussed means to resolve the new round of political feuds between Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled and Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi.
Government spokesman Mohamed Moalimuu said in a tweet the PM assured the two sides ‘that his office is so committed to managing elections in a transparent and impartial manner.’
This week, the dispute between Somaliland leaders in the federal government hit the bottom after disagreement over the selection of members of State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (Sieit) emerged.
Latest rift emerged within the ranks of the team after nine of the 15 members met and elected Mr Khadar Harir Hussein as chairman and Najib Hussein Samale as deputy.
The nine comprised of six members appointed by Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled, one of the top government officials who hails from Somaliland, plus three members appointed by the office of Prime Minister Mohamud Hussein Roble.
Hours later, the other faction headed by Senate speaker Abdi Hashi held a parallel meeting and appointed Suleiman Aideed Osman as chairman and Abdishakur Abib Hayir deputy.
