In Somaliland, The Truth Prevailed

[Jacaylbaro]

After the people of Somaliland regained their independence on 18th May 1990, they passed through difficult times where the enemies plotted plans to fail the nationhood of the country; the enemies created chaos between Somaliland tribes to create instability in the country. Majority of these opponents are jealousy Somalis, who misread the leadership of Somalia belongs to their tribe only and they led Somalia many years. The jealousies attack anybody, which they feel threat to their illicit believe of owning the leadership.

 

These illogic Somalis did not understand that if Somaliland rebuilds from the destruction by the Siyad Barre's men, and survives from the current chaos, which paralyzed the country will benefit them directly or indirectly. They always believe that if their part of Somalia fails then no other part should remain progressive and developed. Somalis call such people jealousy.

 

Djibouti is good example of the advantage of being out of the Somalia, Djibouti rejected to join Somalia after independence in 1977. Today, Djibouti is government running its own affairs freely and fairly. The wise leadership of Djibouti took right step in turning down the unity application, because if they are part of Somalia, they could have end up similar Somali chaos. Djibouti hosted many peace conferences for Somalis to solve their differences, and Somaliland if gets independence will be similar to Djibouti or better.

 

These Somalis, who reject Somaliland, should see Somaliland as successful example to pass the tribalism and clannish problems in Somalia. In Somaliland, the tribes, who fought each other badly, came together and solved their differences in order to establish better future for their children. This is unique quality, which is inside every Somali but utilizing such quality needs good thinking like Somaliland tribes. The eastern states of Somaliland, including Sool, eastern Sanaag, Buuhoodle, and Saraar did not join the development in Somaliland due to Puntland's interferences in Somaliland Affairs. But today, the people of these states understood and selected to join the democracy rather than tribalism.

 

Abdullah Yusuf, the leader of ******taniya - Puntland, claimed the eastern states of Somaliland by the name of tribalism. After winning majority of ********** support, he formed the fake government - Puntland - in 1998. Abdullah Yusuf created Puntland to win the leadership of Somalia, and he did. He had no intension of developing neither the people nor Puntland. Today, he is in Mogadishu dreaming to lead Somalia under gun point of Ethiopia.

 

The enemies of Somaliland exaggerated the recent political deadlock between the Somaliland Opposition Parties and the Government. The enemies told the world that Somaliland is disintegrating; they told current deadlock will be the finishing of Somaliland; they tried to hide the reality in Somaliland that people, government and opposition parties have common goal, to protect the integrity and stability of the country.

 

On 3rd June 2008, Somaliland Opposition Parties and Ruling Party signed history deal, rescheduling the election timetable up to April 2009. Somaliland has objectives of registering its citizens before the next election, which is very rare plan in Africa. Today, in Africa, there are very few countries doing free and fair elections like Somaliland. But this never happened in Somali history.

 

The enemies failed to understand that our political difference don't reflect from our national interest. In Somaliland, national interest and promoting democracy is top priority among Opposition and the Government.

 

Somaliland is the first Somali-speaking nation in the history to have free and fair democracy. Somaliland has Opposition (Kulmiya and UCID) and ruling party UDUB. The opposition has majority in the Parliament and Speaker of the Parliament is from the opposition. The ruling party UDUB won 2003 Presidential election in 80 votes over Kulmiya. This is free and fair election. There are similarities between Somaliland and USA democracies, where opposition rules the Parliament House in both the countries.

 

The President of Somaliland comes on election and goes by voting. Tribalism has no place in Somaliland election because the current President of Somaliland Dahir Riyale Kahin is not from the tribe "*****", which the enemies always accuse for overlooking and forcing the other non-***** tribes to remain within Somaliland. The enemies sometimes call Somaliland as *****-Land. The president invalidated such illogic claims by the enemies to downgrade Somaliland independence and democracy.

 

Somaliland people solve their difference on roundtable and discussions, Somaliland succeeded to create unique form of problem solving. This shows the world, Somaliland people have one common objective "To Keep Somaliland Independent", which always leads them to settle their differences. In Somaliland, national interest is important than tribe unlike Somalia, where Abdullah Yusuf of ********** is killing the Hawiyo civilians on bases of old bad-feelings between the two tribes - Hawiyo and **********.

 

After observing 2003 Somaliland Presidential election, the South African Observer Mission on Somaliland Presidential Election of 14th April 2003 issued statement on In other hand the Norwegian Electoral Observers Mission by Berit Nissing Lindeman and Stig Jarle Hansen issued statement on freeness and fairness of Somaliland Election on These were all positive reports on Somaliland election result.

 

This is Somaliland democracy and the world narrates; it is unique democracy in Africa and Middle East; the UN, EU, AU, IGAD and Arab League should support these hardworking citizens of Somaliland.

 

Recently one of the Anti-Somaliland websites in Puntland (www.garooweonline.com) narrated the democracy progress in Somaliland and the power of negotiation in Somaliland in its editorial column titled as (Somaliland's young democracy survives a major blow).

 

On 14th June 2008, UNDP donated vehicles to Somaliland Ministry of Justice and Police. UNDP realized the importance of Somaliland Judiciary System and Police to serve the public. UNDP don't support the warlords in Somalia but only to the growing democracies.

 

When minor problem takes place in Somaliland, the enemies try to increase the size of the problem, because they believe their interest is in Somaliland's failure. The enemies including the trash-talker and doomsayer Muhamad Megalonmmatis. He always writes character killing articles to downgrade Somaliland, instead Somaliland grows stronger and broader from critics. The Doomsayer Megalonmmatis told the world that Somaliland is disintegrating before 15th May 2008, but Somaliland proved him wrong after the historic agreement over election timetable on 3rd June 2008.

 

The world understood that trash-talker Megalonmmatis is erroneous and writes based on wrong information given by tribal-minded Somalis mainly from ****** tribe.

 

Megalonmmatis writes about four articles everyday to downgrade Somaliland without proper information and in unethical manner. He keeps repeating the information of his old articles with character killing titles. The title of the article is important for him but the contents are the same.

 

If readers examine his articles, he/she will discover same contents repeated in each article about Somaliland. The reader understands that Megalonmmatis is either mad or paid mercenary by unrealistic Somalis trying to achieve personal interests.

 

These unrealistic Somalis believe that united Somalia can liberate the 5th Region of Ethiopia. They always fail to take their share in the federal government of Ethiopia; they don't represent the inhabitant of the 5th Region of Ethiopia; they are mercenaries trying to achieve their personal objectives at the expenses of the poor people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia. The people in that region need food and clothing, everyday there is tens dying for hunger.

 

So, it is good for Megalonmmatis and his illogic Somalis, who give him erroneous information, to support their brothers in the 5th Region of Ethiopia instead of attacking the rich and prosperous Somaliland.

 

The people of ****** tribe in Ethiopia need food and shelter; these people don't need character killing articles on the internet; the ****** people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia did not even see the computers and modern technology; they are struggling to get he basic livings due to illegal activities of ONLF and Al-Itahad Al-Islamia in the region. The people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia consider Somaliland as brothers and do business with them like trading their livestock with Somaliland.

 

Again, ONLF (****** National Liberation Front) and terrorist organization Al-Itahad Al-Islamiya don't represent the people of the 5th Region of Ethiopia. The Somalis living in Ethiopia are part of 68 million Ethiopians. They have representatives and leaders in the Federal Government of Ethiopia; they had brave leaders like late Abdul Majid Hussein. ONLF and Al-Itahad Al-Islamiya are those killing the innocent people of the 5th Region of Ethiopia, they always fire the Ethiopian Army bases from the villages.

 

At end of the day, ONLF calls the UN and Human Rights Organizations to look into the dead bodies of the innocent citizens of 5th Region of Ethiopia. Unfortunately, Human Rights Organizations failed to ask the killer and murder of the people. They are ONLF, who always fire the Ethiopian Army at the middle of the women and children, who later dies at the cross fire.

 

Ethiopia carries out projects in the 5th Region of Ethiopia; there are schools and hospitals. But unfortunately, illegitimate terrorist organizations like ONLF and Al-Itahad Al-Islamiya misleads the people against their own government - Ethiopia. Ethiopia is willing to help the people in the region, if and only if they remove these organizations out of their areas because they are enemy groups as per Ethiopian government.

 

ONLF is planning to rename the 5th Region of Ethiopia after "******" tribe. ****** tribe makes about 40% of the people living in the region. So, what about the other tribes like Hawiyo, ***** and ***** who live in the 5th Region of Ethiopia? Does ONLF theory of "Republic of ******" mean state for only ****** tribe members? Can one tribe be a government? Will the other tribes accept the name ****** to be called? These and many other questions will come if the 5th Region of Ethiopia gets independence, which is not possible in next 1000 years because the majority of the people support the federal government.

 

Conclusion

Somaliland democracy grown up at the hands of its and truth will always prevail, regardless of the trash-talking by some writers. Somaliland is in strong position and nobody can send them back to failed unity. Arabic proverb says "The false don't last long" so as the articles of Megalonmmatis.

 

About the people living in the 5th Region of Ethiopia, Somaliland wishes them rich, secure and prosperous region. Somaliland always remains in their side against the terrorist organizations, and Somaliland will not be a save heaven for ONLF.

 

 

 

By Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi