Who is lying and who is telling the truth? In my opinion the Federal government should be used as an independent agency to investigate and get to the bottom of this issue.

Toggle menu Skip to content The Somali People Can’t and Shouldn’t Be An After-Thought Any More! Mohamed Olad Jun 22, 2018 Ethiopia / Home / Opinion / Opinion/Articles / Politics0 Comments The Somali Region is rife with gross human rights violations, corruption, nepotism and is in a dire economic conditions. The Somali Region, in some respect, still feels like a military garrison even after the ushering of a new ‘ethnic federalism’ that has shown some gains in self-rule and guaranteed constitutional rights. However, compared to the progress made by other regions in terms of respect for both human and constitutional rights as well gains in economic development, the Somali Region seems like it is frozen time. It feels like like we are still in the year nineteen hundred ninety one! Killing, indiscriminate arrests and lack of accountability is too common in the Somali Region. It is part of live for the for the ruled, and it is lifestyle for it is rulers. It became too normal that people became numb to it. Though, there is gusty winds of change that has been plowing for some time now that led to a relative expansion of the political as space and modest gains in terms of dismantling of the ‘terror state’, human rights situation and personal freedoms of the Somali people took a dramatic to the wrong direction. In short, the changes spearhead by the reformist faction of the EPRDF coalition resulted a short reprieve and renewed hope for the other Ethiopians while at the same time, the Somali people has been led to a dark path of increased brutality, killings, mass arrests and far limited exercise of human and democratic rights. What also notable is that the Somali people Somali people finally woke up and descended to the streets to demand the same political and democratic freedoms other Ethiopians were marching for more than three years now. What is also commendable is how the Somali elders, intellectuals, diaspora groups and politicians formed a common front to say ‘enough is enough’ and denounce Abdi Iley brutality and misrule and demand a new political dispensation for their people. To affect a lasting change, it seems we have the all – well, all most all the right organic ingredients. there are grass roots movements in the name form of ‘Dulmidid’ movement, on the ground protest groups in the form #Barbaarta, political organizations in the name of SRAJ and boundless social and political activism to mention a few of those. However, what is glaringly missing is the federal government support in-terms guarantying the Somali people’s basic human and constitutional rights as well as ensuring the safety and welfare of those who dared to oppose Abdi Iley’s reign of terror. This position of ignoring the plight of the Somali people is an untenable. Hence, it’s incumbent on PM Abiy’s government to intervene and arrest the widespread human rights abuses that became the way of life in the Somali Region. Why federal intervention and why now? For starters, this is neither something new nor something un usual. There has been federal government intervention in the affairs of the regional administrations since the invention of the current political dispensation. Though most of these interventions were not in the best of interest of people in those regions that were the subject of these interventions, there is a legal regime to just do that as provided in the federal constitution and obviously for a good reason. One of those eligible reasons for a legal intervention being to arrest a an already deteriorating human rights situation that region in point is not able amend as provided in Article 51 (14) or Article 55 (16) of the constitution and as detailed by Proclamation No. 359/2000, ‘The System for the Intervention of the Federal Government in the Regional States’. In a case of a living example, most of our current political and social ills stem from the unwarranted and often excessive intrusiveness in the way of TPLFites who were handling the entire Somali Region political class as though they were their own little pets. The current Regional President, Abdi Mohamoud Omer, aka Abdi Iley, is not an exception. He is the biggest political tool they have ever acquired to rampage and exploit the Somali people and their resources. He is the best thing that ever happened to the them and obviously the worst thing that ever happened to the Somali people bar none. He has been compromised like no other. In return, he rewarded the Tigrayan puppet masters and their families handsomely with giant contracts, land deals and kickbacks. They also have in indirect control over the entire region’s security budget which can sometimes run up to a third of the Region’s budget. It is usually spent in the name of procurement deals for arms and other supplies for the Liyou police. The Somali people cannot afford another 27 years of being a military garrison where killing, abductions, indiscriminate arrests, grotesque level of corruption, nepotism, and impunity is the norm. It cannot also afford to be the the breeding ground for ‘daytime hyenas’ anymore. Share with About Mohamed

I have met many members of the ONLF throughout the years, and one thing you appreciate about them is their level of political maturity explaining and understanding the Somali Galbeed issue. Even if you meet the least educated ONLF members, you will be surprised how well versed they are on the issues of independence. The local ONLF in this province are as firm as they have been for the last ten years. That is why they deserve to lead all of us this moment. Waaad isleedahay in qof kasta oo xubin ka ah la siiyey casaro ku saabsan Gumeysiga , xoriyada iyo mu'aamarada Ethiopia. Many of these men and their families has suffered and paid the ultimate price. Despite our minor disagreement about names and other issues, today they are the legitimate voices of the Somali Galbeed people and they must led any changes in the Zone. All Somalis in the Zone must unite under the banner of ONLF and take charge of their land. THis Abiy guy must know that Somalis are not after thought

The noose around Abdi Ileys neck has been tightened by his own master. It seems that those who he tortured and maimed under direct orders from the TPLF has now been legitimized. I wonder what he is thinking of at this very moment. The events are unfoulding and those somalis from region 6 need to come together and agree upon a common stance. The Oromos have united and they seem to have achieved their goal. The least the ONLF could do is to learn from their grave mistake they made in 1994. They need to understand that their political demands are at odds with current political narrative of "etiopia tikdem" (Unified Ethiopia). In a nutshell they should not trust the political gestures made by Abey.

Most traitors that betray Somaliland And go work and submit to koonfurians In Mogadishu. Eventually come back to their senses and see that koonfurians are hopeless many go there to steal aid money like maxammad cumar carte qaalib fawziya. Buuba sincerly believed in unity between Somalia and Somaliland. But eventually he saw that he can't be forever be a foreigner in Mogadishu. The same with axmed samatar who was discrminated against by unuka clan in Mogadishu. That he is a laangaab from borama. Prof samatar really believed in a honest union. But koonfurians didn't and now he has rejected them. Galaydh to an opportunist after he lost to jawaari. He build khaatuumo and eventually deliver khatumo to siilaanyo on a plate. Carabtu waxay tidha kulu jerjici ila aaslihi. Only kaluun is left in xamar. Eventually all landers will come back to the promise land And give up on southies it's always like that.

Galbeedi muse Is a man who wants to leave a legacy he was the best candidate for Somaliland. He his charismatic he tells the enemies of.Somaliland how it is. He is a 1977 veteran he became an SNM mujahid. He became the head of golaha dhexe eh guurtida of the SNM he became cigaal interior and defense minister. This man knows Somaliland in out. And is very nationalstic when it comes to somaliland. Siilaanyo was diplomat politician wing of snm muse actually carried a gun for Somaliland. Wabar is a nobody no one of his clan can move president rayaale is in hargeysa abdurahmaan tolwa is in hargeysa. The dila clan might even get a wasir. Weber has no leg to stand on. Lol as for the grx meeting nothing wrong with a clan gathering I support such clans the unity of the largest and most wide spread clan is good for Somaliland from sanaag to deep into gaashaamo ila danood.do your really think suldaan abdulgadir and sultan xirsi qani will opppose Somaliland you are talking to the clan that fought the hardest to achieve somaliland in the 1980s . From mujahid maxammad cali to muj maxammad mooge to muj lixle to muj koosaasr and muj haragwaafi and muj koodbuur and muj axmed mire who is attending the shir. I my self would vote mujahid axmed mire to office .but never ciiro he is weak and to kind to out enemies wa ishi qaate. Axmed mire should lead wadani and he might actually get allot of sympathy of the Somaliland public. As for khatumo ssc dawarsi state all these other koonfurian proxies are dead even prof samatar defected from the koonfurians. Buuba did galaydh did..only you galbeedi hopes farmaajo and kheyre can do wonders in that amisom bunker in villa amisom. Intanu gabalku ku dhicin soo hooyo yaanu waraaaba ku cunin.

Suldaan wabar is a small cat his entire subclan 90 percent live in Ethiopia his clan is a small minoity in awdal. The rest live in between boon and qulijeed. Muse will not joke around I think he will assassinate wabar and send mercenaries to take him out. Siilaanyo destroyed ssc cleansed anti Somaliland elements from buhoodle Kalshaaale meygaagle and hagoogane and later employed xaglatoosiye. Cali Khalif galaydh started rebellion faisal cali waraabe brought the biggest politician from the garaad clan ever to hargeysa. And the end of khatumo. Muse biixi 3 months in office liberated tukaraq from the pirates and they have been huffing and puffing ever since sending letters to gaalada. Nagasoogaadhay garowe laqabaanaya. Talahiyaa yaa Somali yaa calan bluegay.

Xaaji waad riyoonaysa. Millions of Ahmara and others will flood the land and take over Somali galbeed. The best option is for Somalia to demand either independence or autonomy for Somalis in the region. We can't give them our oil and money to our oppressors. Somalilanders Sal fududa. Ma lacag ayuun baad weligaa raadin.