Somaliland: Somtel plays a key role in country’s socio-economic progress

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Somaliland: Somtel plays a key role in country’s socio-economic progress

 

Posted on 04/10/2011 in Latest Headlines

Hargeisa (JSLTimes)-Somtel Telecommunication Company announced on Sunday that it was about to sponsor the funds that will be used in the implementation process of two large halls for Hargeisa University particularly the faculty of science.

 

The university of Hargeisa management made an appeal to telecommunication companies, merchants and Somaliland government to pay the funds for the implementation of two halls.

 

Somtel also announced that it is to hire and employ the top two students who graduated from the faculty of ICT.

 

The manager of Somtel Mr. Awil Salah Abdi disclosed this offer while speaking at the graduation ceremony of Hargeisa University on Sunday.

 

He was speaking at the ceremony where 538 students graduated from the different faculties and this was the greatest number graduated from the university ever since it was established.

 

The ceremony which was highly organized and was well attended by high level officials led by Somaliland president Ahmed Siilaanyo, education minister Ms. Samsam Abdi Adam, the ongoing president of Hargeisa university Mr. Mousa Adam Abdi, members of both Houses, university instructors, parents and guests invited to attend the ceremony.

 

The ceremony was held at Hargeisa Universty’s main campus which is located south west of Hargeisa.

 

Somtel manager Mr. Awil Salah Abdi speaking at the ceremony told that everyone is familiar with DahabshiilGroups and they are full aware and acknowledge the vital role that it plays when it comes to the country’s socio-economic development be it health, education, road building, water and security.

 

He responded an urgent appeal made by the management of the university which was the sponsoring of the funds intended to implement the two halls, and Mr. Awil said that Somtel seizes the opportunity and we will not let us pass by.

 

He added that Somtel promises to pay the overall costs intended to spend when it comes to the two halls.

 

Once he made that promise, he got a standing ovation from the students, the president and his members of Cabinet and the university management.

 

He added that they have to offer the top two students from the department of ICT and he further said that from now on they will be members of Somtel staff.