Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks at a press conference in Mogadishu.
Hiiraan Online
By Shafi’i Mohyaddin
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
President Hassan Sheik Mahmoud of Somalia announced that his government was in the legislative process for the formation of regional state administrations.
The president said that it was the government’s responsibility to form interim regional administrations in geographical areas under Al Shabab control once the militants are ousted from the country.
“The government is ready to empower local citizens to form their own respected administrations, but until such initiative is in place, the Somali government will form interim administrations,” President Hassan Sheik Mahmoud told the media.
The President also noted that his government was acting as a ‘facilitator’ so that people in the country will be able to elect their future regional administrations.
Meanwhile, the president urged the Somali people to help his government remove Al Shabab militants from the country.
“Where there is Al Shabab there is no peace and development, so I request the Somali people to play their role to help us oust them,” President Hassan Sheik Mahmoud emphasized during his press conference in Mogadishu.