Must the prime minister come from puntland?

[Liqaye]

Based on the assumption that The next president of Somalia will be the Sheikh, must the prime minister come from the puntland region of Somalia?

 

Using the 4.5 formula that has been tacitly agreed to even by the good sheiks of the ARS it is obvious that the prime minister must be from a clan family other than the president, the assumption has been that the P.M shall consequently be from punt land.

 

These are my reasons for the Sheik or who ever wins the election from some where other than punt land appointing some one from the Gedo or lower Jubba regions of somalia:

 

- It would fulfill the 4.5 formula perfectly.

- It would adress the reality on the ground, namely the TFG will have to focus on restoring peace and a semblance of governance to areas to the south of Galkacayo To the tip of ras kamboni, instead of wasting time and resources on try to effect the internal workings of punt land.

- It would allow for Faroole to become the go to man in that part of the country reducing the friction that would occur when the competing voices of a "traitorous" prime minister [assuming the prime minister attempts to be a nationalist rather than a regional representative] clash with the local government.

- It would avoid those elements of the puntland "movement" who would be so short sighted as to consider the appointment of one of their own as the P.M as time through sabotage, obscurantism and just plain bloody mindedness to "payback" in the same coin the Southern candidate, for what happened to their Knight in shining Armour.

This is a real and present danger due to the "long memories" of so many from that particular region as the royalists of 18th century France so many of them "Have learnt nothing and have forgiven nothing", and due to the reality of the oppositional and zero sum game that Somali politics is.

- It would allow the next president of somalia to change the narrative [assuming the P.M deserves the seat on all other criteria beyond regional representation] from one of accomodating a narrow part of the somali polity to a genuine reconciliation based on a federal structure of an Islamic somalia.

[Che -Guevara]

The very idea of two top posts rotating between the two certain families need to be done away with.

 

I personally the prime-minister should be someone from Bay/Bakool.

[Somali Pirate]

i think everyone should have a say in the formation of the new government.

 

by the way,

 

abu mansur for defense minister!

[NGONGE]

What makes you think Faroole (and those behind him) will be happy with any of this?

 

Che, talk sense saaxib. It can't be done away with. NOT TODAY.

[Che -Guevara]

^ I know that NGONGE...Not at this juncture..I'm betting it will be probably someone from Sool or the Bosaso.

[General Duke]

^^^A Puntlander huh, would that not be a nightmare for Mr Che.

 

Liqiye has some points but lets not rush the new President...

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

It is always helpful if Puntland is on your side of the political divide regardless of what post is given to what clan constituency. It is an important Somali region and any Somali president should first view it in that manner as opposed to a "clan".

[Emperor]

Puntlander it is, and there have been a slight change of tactics, as of this Morning the reports

I was getting have been predicting that If Shariif wins the election, the next PM will be Sheikh Adam Maxamed Isse - Gaadaale... We will see bal the outcome of this tonite...

[General Duke]

^^^Two Shiekhs, huh?

[Jacaylbaro]

How about the PM comes from Gedo ?? ,,

[Emperor]

^Its the Presidents choice, why are you laughing, whats so funny?

[NASSIR]

My choice is Bur'o or Hargeisa man