Federal Government of #Somalia exists because of the support it gets from the international community starting with the 20 thousand AU troops that protects FGS & its leaders & allied FMS. Without UE & western countries bankrolling AMISOM, there will be no FGS. That is a fact. 1/4
International community provide ammunition, training & food for the Somali army.
Somalia needs IC for lifting of arms embargo
IC feeds, educates & provides healthcare to millions of Somalis whom FGS cannot help.
IC forgave a billion dollar loan & is working on debt relief. 2/4
All democratic & affluent countries are facing a deadly pandemic that is depleting their finances.
Globally resources for foreign aid/investment is cut & understandably dwindling.
Global hotspots, humanitarian disasters & other fragile states are competing for IC’s support. 3/4
Throwing tantrum against IC won’t work when partners ONLY state DEMOCRATIC demands of citizens & national & federal stakeholders, which is:
-Prez Farmaajo’s term ended on 7 Feb.
-He must negotiate with opposition on a fair electoral roadmap
It’s dctators who destroy sovereignty
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The current dispute & delay over the indirect election is due to ONE factor: the outgoing president is scheming to openly and unabashedly engineer his reelection; 1/5
The outgoing Prez had a freehand in 3 local elections and he rigged them ALL, hence the VITAL & sacred duty to protect the national election;
In the #Southwest election, he arrested one contender and exiled the other & when the UN envoy said this is not good, he was PNG-ed; 2/5
During elections in #Hirshabelle & #Galmudug, no credible contender stood against Farmaajo allies because the process was rigged & outcome was already known;
THUS:
#Puntland, #Jubaland & #Mogadishu Opposition are the bulwark against a dictatorship in Somalia; I solute them; 3/5