27 Feb 27, 2014 - 3:49:19 AM
KISMAYO, Somalia Feb.27, 2014 (Garowe Online)-Somalia's Jubaland administration has put condition on the handover of Kismayo seaport and airport as the clock ticks towards the deadline when Federal government of Somalia would take the control of the lucrative sites, Garowe Online reports.
Speaking on Kismayo-based radio station on Wednesday, State Minister for Presidency Abdiqani Abdi Jamac declared that the implementation of Jubba agreement which was signed by Mogadishu-based Federal Government and Jubaland in August 2013 under the auspices of IGAD in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa still remains outstanding precondition.
"People didn ‘ understand that [Jubba agreement] was a bunch of points that required implementation but it wasn't intended several points to be hand-picked," said Jama, adding that Somalia Federal Government on its side failed to fulfill key issues including militias integration due to political infighting and the looming threats of instability in Mogadishu.
He said, only one step met the implementation process: "The first phase of Jubaland reconciliation conference in Mogadishu was a step toward cohesion among the local communities of Jubaland".
The State Minister for Presidency stressed the need for the full implementation of Jubba agreement ahead of specific points in the bilateral deal.
Today marks the end of six months period on which Federal Government of Somalia would have appointed a new management in consultation with Jubaland to Kismayo's seaport and airport.
Jubaland gained its recognition in August following months of bilateral talks between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's right hand man and the current Minister of Consitution and Federal Affairs, Farah Shiekh Abdulkadir and Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe).
The southern Port city of Kismayo suffered from years of armed clan clashes over the control of the fertile hinterland along Juba river as well as the lucrative seaport and the airport.
GAROWE ONLINE
