Somalia’s Information Minister denied entry to Somaliland

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Somalia’s Information Minister denied entry to Somaliland

 

Dec 8, 2013 | By Somalicurrent

Somalia Information, Telecommunication and Transportation Minister Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi was denied entry to Somaliland, a self-declared republic in Somalia on Friday, local media reports.

 

According to the report, Elmoge along with Somali-Ethiopian officials were heading to Jigjiga to attend the yearly communities celebrations hosted in the city, but he was denied his entry to Somaliland to travel with the officials by car into Ethiopia.

 

Horn of Africa Newspaper from Hargeisa reported that the Ethiopian officials were allowed entry to carry on their travel, but Elmoge was forced to wait a private airplane to take him straight to Jigjiga.

 

Somalia’s Federal Government and Somaliland did not comment on the issue.

 

Recently, there have been a passport dispute between Mogadishu and Hargeisa, after Somaliland refused to allow entry for the banned Somali passport.

 

Local Air travel between the capital Mogadishu and Berbera, was grounded for days, after air carriers canceled their flights due to the row.

 

Somaliland has not its own passport, since it is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia, and uses the formerly Somali passport, which was officially banned in 2011 by the Transitional Federal Government.

 

Somaliland has yet to accept the new biometric passport of Somalia.

[burahadeer]

Good , he was the one braging controling Somaliland airports.Tasted his own medicine....

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ yes that was him:D

[Abaayo]

Good job

[Kaluun]

They should have arrested him for passport violation and illegally entering the country's territory. I would have given him at least two nights in Mandeera.

[Gar_maqaate]

The Ethiopians were allowed to proceed with their journey but the somali was detained. It's a cause for celebrations.

[Oda_Nobunaga]

should have been arrested.. 2 days at least.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Gar_maqaate;990207 wrote:

The Ethiopians were allowed to proceed with their journey but the somali was detained. It's a cause for celebrations.

The Ethiopians were not carrying illegal passports banned in Somaliland

[Gar_maqaate]

They don't need to after all they do own the place.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ Just wishful thinking as we speak they currently have troops in Somalia with the consent of the government you support.

[Gar_maqaate]

^^

How much tax do you thinking Ethiopia pays for the $2 billion worth of goods it exports from Berbara, better yet how much tax do you think it pays on the billions worth of goods it anually imports from Berbara?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

They pay the regular Tax for the berbera port they pay 50% of the transport Tax. Ethiopia for the most part uses Djibouti port less than 20% of its import and export is managed by Somaliland.

[burahadeer]

XX when you told Gar maqaate that Ethiopians still have troops inside Somalia,,then he switched to how much tax they pay.Hahahaaaa:D:D:D

 

These people clever or so they think!