These figures are sent from Amoud university. It including import levies from Layacado with over 200 trucks a week passing from Djibouti, Sand ( Niista wax lagu dhiso in Djibouti) being hauled from Zaylac area going to Djibouti daily. Head taxes from Djibouti. Every man, woman and child crossing from Lawyacado pays $32 dollars. There is no head taxes or entry fee any other entry whether it is Wajaale, Gaashaamo or entry point from Garoowe or Bari. Thousands people from Djibouti leave the 45C degree temperature and they pay these entry fees. It could be similar to the Hargeisa airport which has one single small plane coming from Ethiopian airline. The chart that we have seen had all the break down of daily cash in take from the city to Lawyacdo. It looked like this: Import taxes from Lawyacado. minimum of 200 trucks per week. Sometimes taxed twice Head taxes from Lawyacdo. $32 dollars per head. Pit sands exported from Zaylac to Djibouti construction sights with zero levy and the contract is between Biihi and Geelle familt. That alone is estimated up to $8 million a year. Qat imports in Awdal from Ethiopia cashes millions of dollars. Property taxes collected from Borama city going directly to Hargeisa banks. Business taxes from the city and towns all going to Hargeisa. Tax from land purchases going directly to Hargeisa. Millions for mineral exploration licenses given to foreign companies. Fishing licenses given to foreign companies from Lawyacado to Lugahaya, mostly Egyptian. Taxes from livestock market. A city of over 200,000 people needs hundreds of goats, cows and camel slaughtered for consumption daily. Livestock bought from the region and taken to Berbera for gulf exports. It was prepared by Amoud university. It could be exaggerated , but Awdal is second in revenue for Somaliland after Woqoyi Galbeed region which is Hargeisa, Berbera and Wajaale. The rest are consumers. The real truth that can't be overlooked is we got nothing back from those taxes. With our own ports and trade routes with DDS the sky is the limit.

Che, friends and others, I am here in Ottawa, the capital of Canada since Thursday. Tonight we concluded two days of consultation, round table discussions and information sharing. The first day was mostly listening members of parliament from Mogadishu including some senators. There was also a heavy dose of preserving Awdal cultural traditions, history and folklore including Zaylici, Balwo, Wilwile and other oral traditions. Xildhibaan and Sheikh Mohamed H. Hadi who collected thousands of Somali books and owns Somali resource center in Ottawa who has collected for years thousands of books, old cassettes and oral literature spoke in length about early traditions of Zaylac and its impacts in Awdal. Guys, this isn't about as our friend Che says, " My village is better than yours" but have patience and stay tuned for my vintage. Also former minister of finance Dr. Elmi Nuur spoke about the future of the federal system, who regions could be aligned in the coming system were early debates are still out of the public eye. He spoke how the Somaliland regions could be divided in two or three states. I will publish later the whole interview I conducted with him including the war against Al-shbaab and the health of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamuud. Despite the rumors, he said HSM is the not only health, but he is an able man who works 16 hours or more to oversee every sector of his government. He explained how the instability and terror could be moving from south central Somali to the northern regions Our great Ugaas C/rashiid Ugaas Rooble was there to open the Shir and he blessed after its conclusion. Rather than have the food prepared by hotels or catering services, we have our women cook the best Somali food you could find in any Somali region. We had Zaylici Surbiyan baked rise for lunch and Haricout and Kimis (Canjeero) for breakfast . " Ah Gobsanaa Hablahaygu" At end of the Shir we gave our ladies a silver cup for their support. My God the carpets we preformed prayers were smelling with " Udug iyo uunsi"and before the trophy was handed to the ladies, we showed the poem Bashiir Gooth made 40 years ago called " Inanta (Gabadha) Boorame. Listen from the 3rd minute to 6th. the rest is something else. The second day was mostly facts and figures prepared by economists showing the taxes collected from the Awdal region to the tune of $80 million a years. On that huge amount of money only $150,000 is spent in Awdal. Among the $300 million foreign aid given to Somaliland less than 1% had reached Awdal. Imagine a region with no ports or roads is producing $80 million a year. What would happen if we lift the clan blockades , build ports and roads. WE had listened how the border from Awdal to Ethiopia is closed since 1994. The SNM claimed that Al-Ithihaad movement is crossing from Borama and these region must be closed. After Islamic groups disappeared late nineties they didn't stop there. They said ONLF fighters had used Lughaya and fighters from Eritrea had crossed from Awdal to Ethiopia, so the border region was shut down good by the TPLF. The ruling clan doesn't want anything to cross from Awdal while having over 250 KM of border with the Somali region. Furthermore, minerals, precious stones and others were looted by foreign companies and other given licenses with zero accountability. Individuals from Mogadishu, India, Burco, and many other places were given licenses to loot the land. You have a Chinese man building a villa near the mining area protected by locals after giving them $80 dollars a month. Sands for construction is collected from Lughaya and Zaylac while the money is pocketed by Biixi family connected oligarchs. More than 28 licenses were given outsiders to mine while chemicals and acid left behind is killing the livestock. Somaliland system of government, economy and everything it stands were in trail, and speakers found the current system guilty of dysfunction, nepotism, economic isolation, blockade and clannish that could not be tolerated anymore. Other than the $150,000 a year they spend on salaries for the few bureaucrats, there are no government or foreign funded projects. The current crop of leaders were the same Calan Cas who forced C/rahman Tuur and his deputy to declare secession at gun point without thinking consequences. After long deliberations the delegates had voted: 1- a charter that stipulated for Awdal to be a sovereign region that is free for its political, economy and culture ( Maamul u madax banaan siyaasadiisa, dhaqaalihiisa iyo dhaqankiisa). 2-The leadership were tasked to achieve these goal by any means necessary. 3-The next Shir should move to the region and bring the locals to the movement 4- The organization shall be called Awdal State Movement (Dhaqdhaqaaqa Maamulka Awdal). At the end a leadership for ASM was elected comprised of : A Chairman of the central committee which will be a minimum of 50 and his deputy. Hogaamiyaha golaha fulinta not a president like before. Two Deputy hogaamiye ku xigeeno and a secretary were elected by proclamation. The biggest surprise to many people will be the strongly worded communique that was released in Somali, English and French ( French was the preferred language of our community which is dominants in the bi-lingual capital of Canada). It should be released within the next hour. Among the highlights were: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Maamulka Awdal waxa uu ka baxay dhamaan heshiisyadii qabaa'ilka ee la galay 91 iyo sanadihii ku xigay oo maamulka fashilmay lagu asaasay. Waxa uu dalbanayaa askarta, maxaabiista ah , kuwa dhaawaca, iyo kuwa ku jira maamulka Hargeisa in ay sida ugu dhaqsiyo badan uga baxaan oo degaanadoodi tagaan. and many more. Dr. Cali Ibraahim Baxar (PHD) was elected hogaamiyaha . These are some of the highlights, It is midnight here, so will leave it there.