Open letter to the Somali Lawmakers

[Deeq A.]

I am writing to draw the attention of the representatives of the people to one of the most troublesome provisions found in paragraph 5 of article 89 of the current provisional Constitution of 2012, and ask them to take urgent decision to remove this paragraph from the Constitution. This is an issue I feel very strongly about because it had been the source of bitter and recurrent conflicts between Presidents of the Federal Republic and Prime Ministers since 2012. In fact, we all remember the months-long feud between President Mohamed Abdullahi and his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussen, both trying to undermine the chances of the other to succeed. Unless this provision is urgently revised by the Parliament, the chances of conflict between the highest office holders in the country remain high. The recurrent conflict between Head of government and Head of State has its genesis in paragraph 5 of article 89 of the provisional Constitution.

Source: Hiiraan Online