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| Africa Horn |
| Puntland marks 17 years of statehood |
| 2015-08-04 |
| GAROWE, Puntland Defence forces, police, custodial corps and units from Maritime Police Force paraded around a popular spot in Bossaso in the presence of cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, Bari Governor and Bossaso Mayor. In the capital Garowe, Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Vice president Abdihakin Abdullahi Haji Omar, Parliament Speaker Saed Hassan Shire, Puntland Army Chief Gen. Sead Mohamed Hirsi (Saed Dhere), Police Commander-in-Chief Gen. Mohamed Saed Jaqanaf, Custodial Corps Chief Gen. Ali Nur, women and youth groups, Diasporans and bands singing for 17 years of governance gathered for a major event at Puntland State House on Saturday evening. President Ali delivered a keynote speech touching on achievements heralded since the state’s inception, security, economy, democratization and national politics. “Puntland has achieved success in various fronts, Puntland has a stern governance flourishing in financial and military muscles,” Ali began with his speech. He noted that Puntland is a mother for Somalia federalism, alleging that [Somalia Federal Government] became disobedient to its parent in reference to Puntland’s role in transition into a more permanent government in 2012. Ali raised that overwhelming majority of Puntland people may think of ceding Somali unity: “Many people in Puntland believe that Puntland needs to give up on Somalia and not to waste more time on [a united federal Somalia] but you should be clear with the intentions of the enemy who wants this to happen, alone Puntland can be Somalia”. |
| Posted by:Steve White |