Somalia’s opposition to lodging complaints with members of the Nomination Committee
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Union of Presidential Candidates has been given the opportunity to lodge complaints against certain members of the Election Commission ahead of Somalia’s votes as one of the preliminary agreements signed last week and witnessed by dozens of stakeholders.
Stakeholders agreed to have elections within two months based on the improved agreement before the election on September 17, which means that the country uses an advanced clan-based model. A number of delegates will take part in the election.
But Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble appointed a committee at ministerial level that will now verify complaints against certain officials, which have often been pointed out by the opposition, leading to a stalemate before the recent election.
“Prime Minister Mohamed Roble on Saturday appointed a committee at ministerial level to verify complaints against certain members of election commissions at both levels of electoral and state commissions in accordance with Article 1 of the National Election Consultation Agreement,” said Mohamed Moalimuu, spokesman for the PM.
The union of presidential candidates is said to be preparing to hand over 20 names to the election committee, which is contesting their inclusion in the exercise. These members have been accused of being government employees, security personnel and FGS supporters on social media.
The candidate-nominated team, which met at the Jazeera Hotel on Saturday, agreed to remove the number of members from the commission. For the case to be counted, there must be solid evidence, the prime minister’s team said in a statement.
The Prime Minister’s Committee of Ministers will also consult the disputed list of Prime Minister Mohamed Roble before taking action. The opposition had claimed that a number of election committee members were NISA agents with blessings from Fahad Yasin, a close associate of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
Last week, stakeholders signed the deal where they agreed to set aside their differences and subject the country to elections. Delegates will elect members of parliament who would later elect the country’s speaker and president. Somalia still practices the clan-based electoral model.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s term ended in February this year and he was forced to repeal the extension decisions following pressure from the opposition and members of the international community. The country has been without a stable government for three decades.
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