Voltage, As someone who seems like a person who has been on this site for very long/siyaasad i am very disappointed to hear you say this.Voltage wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:49 pm Thank you Hiiraan!
I am going to give a more complete response later, but I just want to say ANYONE who values good governance and wants to fix the horrible mistakes made too hastily by the previous government which was nothing more than an extension of the Transitional period should be happy about this debate.
The fact that there is even a debate including the 1st Pres of Hirshabelle on a random "fadhi ku dirir" talk session is a reflection that something is very wrong with the deeply flawed process that began the formation of Federal States.
Remember that Somalilanders call all Italian Somalia "Walaweyn" because it took the small constituency of Walaweyn with its 10:1 Votes to Population ratio to show all of Somalia how deeply superficial the 60's "democracy" was.
HIiraan is the "Walaweyn" moment to another exercise in "democracy" that is about to veer off course.
It is Federalism's "Booli-Qaran" moment to bankrupt Somalia on austerity, it's "Haile Selassie's overfed pet lions" moment to hungry 70's Ethiopia, it is even " Marie Antoinette's hair obsession" moment to revolutionary France.
When something is so flawed, there is a moment when the bend is so lopsided, a crack is heard loud and clear.
This is that moment.
The way Somalia responds to this challenge will determine whether we should even bother anymore with the enterprise of instituting governnance of this forum since we will be back at square 0 inevitably.
It's very ironic that Ossoble is so devoid of self awareness he doesn't even realize how his very person is an argument against his clannish hunger.
Will clearly show this later
Very shameful for you to even compare something like that to the situation in Hiiraan. By your logic your making it seem like the North rejected union at first and was forced to do it.
Your making it seem like Farmaajo is a hero suddenly and is dismantling clan federalism. If you go back to the interview with President Cosoble you can hear him say "Gentlemans agreement is much more powerful" than the whole CONSTITUTION.
So in other words the reason why the 5 Somalis (excl Somaliland) is under one flag is because of that gentlemans agreement. The dastuur gets broken every now and then but Gentleman Agreement doesn't.
Osoble's point is very clear.
Until you see a Dhulbahante or a Leelkase as President of Puntland
Marexan and Murosade as President of Galmudug
then of course you will see Gaaljecel and Mudolood become President of Hirshabelle!
Either completely get rid of 4.5 at the same time - No state is gonna go ahead and do it first! We don't trust each other to that level.
I hope you are Pro-Federalism and not Pro-Centralism. Still disappointed in you a little bit.