PM 'Fires' Foreign Minister In Dispute Over Puntland Visit

[Somalian_Boqor]

Somalia: PM 'fires' Foreign Minister in dispute over Puntland visit
17 Aug 17, 2009 - 7:28:29 PM

Somalia: PM 'fires' Foreign Minister in dispute over Puntland visit
17 Aug 17, 2009 - 7:28:29 PM

GALKAYO, Somalia Aug 17 (Garowe Online) - Somalia's interim Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake has fired Foreign Minister Abdullahi Oomar in a dispute over the Prime Minister's first visit to the northern regions of Puntland, confidential sources tell Garowe Online.

The Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Ali "Jangeli" Ahmed as the Horn of Africa country's new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Jangeli, who was Foreign Minister during President Abdullahi Yusuf's term, is presently part of the Prime Minister's delegation in Galkayo.

It is not clear why the Prime Minister fired Mr. Oomar, but unconfirmed reports said the former Foreign Minister refused to accompany Prime Minister Sharmake as part of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) delegation in Galkayo city for talks with Puntland government leaders.

The Prime Minister is expected to a formal announcement soon, with some reports voicing the possibility for a complete Cabinet re-shuffle.

Meanwhile, official talks between the visiting TFG delegation and Puntland government leaders are scheduled to begin tomorrow. Prof. Ibrahim Addow, the TFG's Minister for Higher Learning, is also expected to join the talks.

The talks will primarily focus on cooperation between the TFG and Puntland government organs in the fields of security, politics and resource-sharing.

It is Sharmake's first visit to Puntland since being appointed Somali PM in February 2009.

Source: Garowe Online

[URL=http://www.garo weonline.com/artman2 /publish/Somalia_27/ Somalia_PM_fires_For eign_Minister_in_dis pute_over_Puntland_v isit.shtml[/URL]

[Somalian_Boqor]

I guess Ali Ahmed Jama the Foreign Minister under C/Y will be back at his old job ASAP. Interesting enough he is already with the Prime Minister to the Puntland trip.

[Murax]

Somalia Boqor,

Did this stem from Abdullahi Omar expecting Sharmake to take the same tough stance on Pland that He did on Sland? Like i couldn't go for my Dads funeral to Somaliland, How can You go to Puntland?

[Twisted_Logic]

I think the removal of the FM was a bad move. He was my favorite person in the entire TFG and his services will be sourly missed. Also, I dont think the PM is such a person who will dismiss someone because they refused to go with him to Puntland. The same PM who refused to go to Garowe, in fact anywhere beyond Galgacayo.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Somalia Boqor,

Did this stem from Abdullahi Omar expecting Sharmake to take the same tough stance on Pland that He did on Sland? Like i couldn't go for my Dads funeral to Somaliland, How can You go to Puntland?

Nah it really has nothing to do with that. Puntland iyo Somaliland are far apart Politically. Puntland state supports the TFG and is a state within a Federal Somalia. The Foreign Minister refusing to go to Puntland really makes no sense to me, did he think he was the forign Minister of the Somaliland Government or something?

He forget who his Boss was and at the end it cost him big time!!!

[Twisted_Logic]

Somalia Boqor,

Did this stem from Abdullahi Omar expecting Sharmake to take the same tough stance on Pland that He did on Sland? Like i couldn't go for my Dads funeral to Somaliland, How can You go to Puntland?

As always the childish conspiracy theories continue

[Serena]

That sounds ridiculous.

[Voltage]

Faroole's kid is going crazy out to make his dad into the most powerful man in East Africa. Oomaar was fired because he did not want to accompany the prime minister to Puntland?

We all know why the Oomaar was demoted. Educated people are a threat to illiterate goons trying to rise to power. If you want to know why Oomaar was demoted look no farther than the Somali Concern Group illiterates from London who surround Shiekh Sharif.

[Advo]

Oomar was also the only intelligent TFG member that I knew of, This indeed was the dumbest move.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Voltage iyo Advo pay back is a bitch we are trying to destroy the TFG from within.

Orders from Garowe.

[Advo]

Voltage iyo Advo pay back is a bitch we are trying to destroy the TFG from within.

You sound like the American right wing nuts who wish/pray for Obama/Americas failure, so they can point and say, Ha we told u so.

AY is gone, now Let ur grudges be bygone.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Oomar was also the only intelligent TFG member that I knew of, This indeed was the dumbest move.

Seriously from what I am hearing the President fired the Foreign Minister.

ps: I got no grudges Advo I want the best for Somalia.

[Khalid Ali]

Na omaar loves his life mala wuxu ka baqay ina siidii seefta banaanka isagu banaanka maraya seef la marriyo, that’s the only thing i can thing i can think about , if thats not the reason why would he not want to go to puntland somalia = puntland and he was the foreign minister of somalia.

[Twisted_Logic]

Na omaar loves his life mala wuxu ka baqay ina siidii seefta banaanka isagu banaanka maraya seef la marriyo, that’s the only thing i can thing i can think about , if thats not the reason why would he not want to go to puntland somalia = puntland and he was the foreign minister of somalia.

Amazing choice of words

[AbdiWahab252]

Garoweonline, Faroole's son's website, the same son who lead the Las Qoray pirates.

Bullshid story