I don't think the wisest route to discuss the question brother Samakab raised is to bring up the good vs. bad of the late Somali President Maj Gen Maxamad Siyaad Barre (Allah u naxariisto). I'm sure we all have our opinions but the topic is NOT directed towards him. The question simply asks the NEXT future president (hopefully they'll be one...one day).
Anyways, back to the topic. I don't know of ANY Somali leader (or so-called leader) currently present in the Somali political arena who can lead our nation to the place most of us want to take it, i.e. peace & prosperity. However, I'm certain there's plenty of capable leaders who don't participate in the current dilemmas and turmoil our motherland is going through. Does that make them bad leaders? I think not. Long as they got potential and don't attract the hatred of the population (as all the warlords do), I think they're our last shot. Sooner or later, these warlords who continue to wreak havoc upon our people will all die off. The question is: what happens after that? Only time will tell..
SAMAKAB -
A simple question for you brother: Out of a possible 2-digit number of warlords currently in Somalia, you named and specifically targetted four, one of which happens to be the legitimate and elected president of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. First of all, I want to know why you placed President Riyale in that list, and more importantly, why you forgot about such traitorous and infamous leaders as Col Cabdullahi Yusuf and Cismaan Caato?
Looking forward to you're answers..