A/wahab, lets not kid ourselves and pain Sheikh Sharif as the benevolent leader who was willing to step down as compared to MSB, Aiydeed, Xassan Dahair, etc. Sheikh Sharif has always gotten somewhere by attaching himself to greater powers, whether it was ICU, and the islamists who went to djibouti. He never had the power of MSB, aiydeed, or even Xassan Dahir. Even if he wanted to, he could not resist stepping down. When he lost the election, it was more of a "oh well, the game is up"
Also, there was zero chance of him staying in politics, I knew Xassan sheikh would completely sideline him and his government.