One thing I like about Puntlandlers is they are not echo chambers or lemmings who follow one another blindly. Each one of them has his own mind.
Today I tried to reach out some of my Puntland friends about their reaction of the Dani speech , and I found out how diverse their views were.
I must divide their opinions in two groups.
The proud right wingers: they were very upset that C/laahi Dani didn't say anything about Puntland or the Somali resources Farmaajo spent exclusively in Mogadishu. They were not happy to be associated with Indhacade or even anything related to HAG. One even said, " why would Dani elevating Farmaajo as strongman while he is secluded in Villa-Somalia". Nin Tabcaan ah oo Ugandha Ilaaliso ayuu ka dhigayaa nin awood leh. They oppose Farmaajo and do not expect anything good coming from his rule.
The nationalist: this group are unhappy at all what is going on in Somalia whether it is related to Farmaajp or Dani. They were very upset about the warlordism raising its ugly heads in Mogadishu and they support the security measures taken by the government. They think Somalia needs tough leadership to extract the current quagmire. They believe Dani is amateur leader who exposed state secrets and confidential private negotiations among regional leaders and FArmaajo. This group opposes what is taking place in Puntland today. Puntland, Puntland byuu ku celeclinayaa, qarankii dhanaa baa khatar ku jira ayey dhaheen
There were also very small number who were hostile to Dani and his leadership. They said, Dani probably has diabetes or other heath related issues and lost his composure. They couldn't believe he kept talking about Gedo the whole time. This group is probably the internal opposition who want to get rid of Dani as soon as possible. They just kept calling him names.