Nominated just about two weeks ago, President Hassan Sheikh’s “Committee for the Defense of Independence and Territorial Integrity of Somalia” is already in shambles. With not a single official meetings reported as of yet, finger pointing, alleged abuse of power and budget fraud accusations are already surrounding the members of the Committee.
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH NOMINATES A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE INDEPENDENCE AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE NATION
With the signing of this order that delegates executive branch functions to an unelected and unaccountable committee, the question then becomes, what is the… pic.twitter.com/YPU9iWeStD
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Idd Beddel Mohamed, former Alternate Ambassador, Somalia Mission to the UN in New York, on a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/9uVsxZZuB5o4zQ3G/?mibextid=oFDknk) accused unnamed member of the Committee of abuse of power and defrauding the Committee budget.
The Ambassador wrote, “The Committee for the Defense of Independence and Territorial integrity of Somalia nominated by President Hassan Sheikh through a presidential decree is not an individually owned committee. It is not a committee if one person alone can abuse the budget of this National Committee.
Power abuse and defrauding Committee budget are the only two things in play now. It is a serious matter that a moral person or a member of this Committee can no longer remain silent about.”
No word yet if the Ambassador is pointing fingers at Abdirahman Aynte, Chairman of the Committee and a close associate of President Hassan Sheikh, or someone else in the Committee
Abukar Arman, Somalia’s former Ambassador to the US, who is also a prolific political analyst wrote upon nomination of the Committee that “The task they are assigned is a POLITICAL JOKE.”
Abukar Arman also told Daljir that most of these individuals are people “whom Hassan promised positions, but he never made good on that promise.”
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH NOMINATES A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE INDEPENDENCE AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE NATION
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With budget fraud accusations now surrounding the Committee, as Abukar Arman already predicted, the Committee has all the looks that it has nothing to do with defending the independence and territorial integrity of the nation, but more to do with payroll and budget siphoning. Expect more Committee members to come out and others to resign.
> Daljir Media
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