 Warlords controlling Somalia's bullet-scarred capital of Mogadishu said they would introduce a no-confidence motion against President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed in Parliament and seek his removal for allegedly violating the lawless country's transitional charter.
| I don't have any confidence in him either ... |
Somalia's Public Works Minister Osman Hassan Atto vowed that Mogadishu's warlords would organize to impeach Yusuf. Atto, who is also one of Mogadishu's powerful warlords, was quoted by local radio as saying that warlords would move a no-confidence motion against the president in the Parliament and press for his resignation. "Mogadishu's faction leaders, who are currently ministers, have good relations with other parliamentarians. We have met with other MPs and have decided to pursue impeachment of the president. The president has violated the transitional charter for the government's relocation to Somalia. The president wants to relocate the government to the towns of Jowhar and Baidoa instead of the capital Mogadishu," said Atto.
| Not a bad idea, 'cept that they prolly have as many zanies and gunnies in Jowhar ... |
Several deadlines to relocate the government from Kenya to Somalia have passed. Last week, two years into the latest effort, Somali Parliament members based in Kenya punched and smashed chairs and walking sticks into one another during a row over whether foreign peacekeepers should be deployed in their country. Somali parliamentarians voted last week against government's call for peacekeepers from neighboring countries to help disarm the country's militiamen. |