Siilaanyo lashes out at Mahiga: Talks between Somaliland and Somalia on the verge of collapse

[Saalax]

Sunday, 25 November 2012 04:18

Your insuniationsat are ridicolous President Silanyo tells Amb Mahiga. President Silanyo Rebukes UN/AU Representative on Usage of Improper Language "Mr Mahiga Your insinuations that I am the president of an

administrative region of Somalia are not only disgusting & detestable but undignified because my

motherland of Somaliland is an independent country" Hon president Silanyo tells Amb Mahiga.

 

By: Yusuf M Hasan

HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – The government is reviewing relationships with the UN Political Office Somalia-UNPOS This is per a letter written to the UN/AU Special representative to Somali Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, by the president of Somaliland H.E Ahmed Mahmud Silanyo on 20th November 2012. The head of state was replying to a letter from Amb Mahiga dated 7th November in which the UN diplomatic addressed Hon Ahmed M Silanyo as the president of an administrative region of Somalia. According to Geeska Afrika newspaper whose editor is confident to the contents of the two letters, a presumably fuming Dr Silanyo mince no words with the UN diplomat's tone of language which he termed as geared towards undermining the sovereignty of Somaliland thus disgusting and unworthy of an officer with responsibilities as currently under Mahiga. In his letter The Head informed the UN diplomat of Tanzanian origin that "In view of your uncouth language directed towards citizens of this country (Somaliland) my administration is reviewing prevalent relationships with your agency, UNPOS, with an aim of termination.Due to the un-ambassadorial language of the August Mahiga who lives and works in Mogadishu under tight 24/7 guard mounted by AMISOM, the purpose of the letter which pertaining to the arrival of a high level UN delegation was never addressed. The apparently angered president who told the August Mahiga that his choice of words were not only abhorrent but disgusting as they were discerned to insinuate that Somaliland was an administrative region of Somalia, while it was an independent country as he (Mahiga) was acutely aware further gave the Tanzanian diplomat a lecture on Somaliland's history."on behalf of citizens of this country I hereby like to correct a number of erroneous insinuations made in your letter as pertains to the being of Somaliland, as discerned by your address to my office terming the office of the president of the northern administrative region of Somalia" "My government duly elected by the people views your address to me as an affront to this country while also informing that the continued benefits of cooperation with your UNPOS agency is now suspect thus under review with a view to terminating ongoing cooperation "I further wish to inform you that your inference to my country as a region of Somalia is tantamount to igniting fires that might infringe negatively on prevalent peace in the horn of Africa"" To put you back in the proper frame of the picture, Amb Mahiga be reminded that Somaliland, though yet to be recognized, is an independent country, as per the wishes of 97% of the population who voted for separation following it had won reclamation of independence from Somalia that ensued through loss of life, property and livelihoods" wrote Silanyo Since receiving the letter August Mahiga must be spending sleepless nights in his Mogadishu

fortress having not expected such blunt words as he is used to roughshod over the leadership in Mogadishu past and current, where he Mahiga is the real president clothed in ambassadorial garbs.The shock is further

exacerbated by the fact that the Somaliland head of state is known to have defended Augustine Mahiga on

several occasions upon attack by local politicians who have accused him and his office of orchestrating the

demise of Somaliland. As the president so succinctly told the Ambassador, "Not a single world leader has ever

addressed the country in the terms he, the ambassador used, which if they were to remain unchecked might also intrude on the proper conduct of talks between the two neighbouring countries as per the dictates of the London and Istanbul II conferences on Somalia.

[Jacaylbaro]

It has nothing to do with the talks with Somalia ..... Mahiga is not even Somali.

 

He should either behave or go ..... Now he has the choice and it is not too late for him.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Hadu edeb daro bilaabo Mahiga Siilaanyo should make Somaliland a no go zone for Mahiga just like what cigaal did with steverson in the 90s.

[Saalax]

JacaylBro the UNPOS office in Hargeysa might be terminated as a result, this also also can have effect on the

talks as Xassan Qoslaye is friends with Mahiga.

 

http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/government/1854-somaliland-is-reviewing-the-usefulness-of-unops-as-a-prelude-to-terminating-co-operation

[Saalax]

Somaliland: Mahiga’s Slanderous Address a Serious Diplomatic Gaff

 

 

The President of the Republic H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohamoud has not taken lightly hence been irked by UNPOS chief’s addressee slander such that he has vowed to review whether continued UNPO’s presence in the country is justified.

 

According to local media reports monitored by Somaliland.org, UN secretary’s representative to Somalia, Tanzania’s Augustine Mahiga dealt diplomatic etiquettes a serious blow by demeaning the personal integrity of the Presidency, SL’s national stature and seriously hurting the aspirations of the country.

 

Envoy Mahiga addressed the country’s Head of State as the “President of the Somaliland Region of Somalia” reportedly in a letter earlier in the month.

 

In what the reports described as “a letter written with high prolificasy”,

 

H.E. President Ahmed Silanyo retorted to Mr. Mahiga terming his addressee gaff as one filled with “slander, misdemeanor and did not augur well for, hence contradicting, to the regional security”.

 

The President’s letter of 20th November 2012 is reportedly in reply of Mahiga’s undiplomatic 7th November 2012 one informing the former of the pending arrival of top-shots UN delegation charged with evaluating system-wide operation of the body in the country.

 

The President reminded the envoy of the country’s aspiration as per factual history testate, the fact that it was a defacto country and similar issues appertained; all of course well known to Mahiga.

 

He noted that in contradiction to previous Mahiga efforts on stability and security affairs of the region, the envoy side stepped his officialdom by making rude of the February international conference on Somalia that called for dialogue between SL/Somalia; practically and technically as two separate entities.

 

The President pointed out well that as the Head of State of the country, the nation and government takes offence of the besmirching Mahiga wording hence “vows to re-evaluate the relevance of UNPOs office as per the country’s interests’.

 

 

 

By: M. A. Egge

 

Somalilandpress.com

[Saalax]

http://somalilandpress.com/somaliland-mahiga%E2%80%99s-slanderous-address-a-serious-diplomatic-gaff-37819

[Jacaylbaro]

Saalax;892711 wrote:

JacaylBro the UNPOS office in Hargeysa might be terminated as a result, this also also can have effect on the

talks as Xassan Qoslaye is friends with Mahiga.

The talks are bigger than Mahiga .......

[Che -Guevara]

Seriously, you couldn't double space the first article?

[Abwaan]

Lol@The Mahiga conspiracy theory has started in the North? The South has coped with it, let us see what XX and his co do. South-ka waa looga gabyey, heesay, buraanburay etc. Xitaa isagaa madaxweyne ah waa la,dhahay, balse aakhirkii waxay ku soo uruurtay in la arkay that the guy was doing his job. Hadda xitaa wax hadal haya ma leh.

[Che -Guevara]

^He might have been the only person doing his job and imagine dealing with our idiotic leaders day in and day out.

[xiinfaniin]

'President of the Somaliland Region of Somalia' is what the world addresses Siilaanyo in every important circle of power. Siilaanyo being the diplomat he is would not find such a designation an slander.

 

A poor attempt of public agitation? May be that is what this article is all about.

[Abwaan]

Che -Guevara;892786 wrote:

^He might have been the only person doing his job and imagine dealing with our idiotic leaders day in and day out.

lol...Che, I agree with you that the guy was doing his job and I always said that.

[NGONGE]

Sounds like Siilaanyo got an election booster from Mahiga's letter. Twenty four more hours to milk it.

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

Somali news equals opinion masquerading as news. That bs about mahiga who "whose to riding roughshod over current and past admins in Mogadishu" losing sleep because he got a letter from silanyo, lol, we can do better people. makes one want to support all the jail time these fake journalist are treated with in that part of the world walahi.

[Abtigiis]

This was one big mistake. Mahiga is not to blame. What happened is Mahiga instructed one of his assistants to prepare letters to Puntland and Somaliland. Apparently the guy wrote one for Puntland and forgot to change the content when we did the same for Somaliland. He only changed the names of the two entities but the content was the same!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is how this debacle happened. I think some heads will roll in UNPOS Nairobi.

 

But the sheer overreaction of Silaanyo lives up to rer-hebel sal-fududaa...tag! All they needed to do was to call Mahiga's office and ask for clarifications. They could have received a different letter in minutes!