Voicing his concerns, Abdi Farah Juxa, Northeastern State’s top honcho for Interior Affairs, carpeted the use of this map during the grand debut of a Turkish research vessel. “After three decades plus some change, Hassan Sheikh is evidently yet again dinking with the linework on Somalia’s map,” Juxa opined.
This map controversially earmarks territories stretching from Galkayo to Burtinle as contested zones between Northeastern State and Galmudug. This defies the actuality of Northeastern State’s dominance over those patches of land.
Missing too are the more up-to-date shenanigans, like the birth of the Khaatumo administration. It conveniently fences off the Sanaag region from Northeastern State, whimsically dubbing it the “Republic of North Western State of Somalia,” a nod to the autonomous region of North Western State of Somalia.
Keeping his finger on the pulse, Said Abdullahi Deni, Northeastern State’s regional head honcho, flagged this map as potential kindling for fresh discord, especially in Mudug. Deni underscored that Northeastern State and Galmudug are more like besties than brawlers, committed to calm and camaraderie in the region.
The Ministry of Petroleum chewed over these grievances, dismissing the brouhaha as a mere “technical slip-up” by the company behind the map. This depiction has undeniably ruffled feathers, branding Northeastern State territories like Mudug, Nugaal, and Sanaag as disputed, while inscribing North Western State of Somalia as the “Republic of North Western State of Somalia.”
Market sages shared whispers with Axadle, fearmongering over possible oil quests near Northeastern State’s territory, foretelling security quagmires skirting the Northeastern State-Galmudug frontier.
Northeastern State didn’t take this lying down, scenting a hidden federal narrative in the map’s presentation. This development hints at covert oil extraction plans sans any communal nod, thereby igniting regional discontent.
The crackdown could obliterate unity, sparking turf wars over clandestine national resource deals bypassing legal lanes, analysts conjecture. Per Articles 50 and 54 of Northeastern State’s Charter, the region augments control over its natural wealth. These territorial stirrings put the lie to Northeastern State’s harmony, constitutional stability, and prosperity.
Northeastern State sounds the alarm, cautioning that such antics could instigate chaos, internal ruptures, and derail Somalia’s cohesive nation-building rendezvous. Analysts nitpick at the map’s covert intent, inferring potential fractures in Somali unity and security.
In a counter-offensive, Abdirizak Mohamed, Somalia’s Petroleum czar, claimed that Northeastern State bosses are gumming up the oil exploration works there. Northeastern State allegedly single-sourced a firm for oil drills, a gambit shot down by federal brass.
“President Deni’s busy spinning tales about the government’s oil game plan,” Mohamed snapped back, arguing that Deni exploited an accidentally displayed map at a Mogadishu gala to throw shade on governmental aims for emancipating through oil lest they face ongoing colonial grasp.
The Oruc Reis is slated for a three-pronged seismic snoop, scanning nearly 5,000 square clicks each in licensed Somali offshore fields. This seven-month gig aims to harvest data for oil and gas treasure hunts, afterward sent to Ankara’s labs where the fate of future drill sites hangs in the balance.
With the ink still wet from accords between Somalia and Turkey, Turkish Petroleum holds golden tickets to plumb three offshore realms. These surveys signal Somalia’s maiden voyage towards harnessing subterranean treasures, an audacious gyre to fast-track its fiscal autonomy and stride into a brighter economic morrow.
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