Somalia’s opposition writes to the UNSC about the current crisis

Somalia’s opposition writes to the UNSC about the current crisis

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s opposition has once again written to the United Nations Security Council [UNSC] over the current dead end and argues that it is time for the body to intervene to avert a brewing civil war following disagreements between stakeholders.

The country’s political leadership has failed to agree on the way forward, with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo already showing intentions to continue in power, after approving a decision by the House of Commons extending his term by two years.

And it is the enlargement that has provoked the association of presidential candidates in the country, which now wants the UN Security Council to help resolve the standoff, which has attracted the attention of members of the international community.

In a letter to Ambassador Dani Quy, Vietnamese envoy to the United Nations and now chairing the UN Security Council, the National Salvation Forum, a conglomerate of opposition leaders, asked the council to “reject the illegal” extension of the administration’s term.

Describing enlargement as unconstitutional, the council said the movement threatened Somalia’s hard-won progress towards peace and stability and could throw the country back into political fragmentation beyond triggering armed conflict.

The opposition insisted that it did not recognize the lower house’s decision and argued that it was contrary to the spirit of national cohesion. They also accused the Farmajo of “sabotaging” the international community’s efforts to bring peace to Somalia.

Farmajo has already accepted the concept of extension, but on Monday he asked the African Union to mediate the current election process. He wants the country to go to direct polls in violation of the agreement on September 17, which was before the election, which was signed by the main stakeholders.

AXADLETM

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