Prez Sharif: I created Farmaajo from nothing

[RovingMadness]

President Sh Sharif Sh Ahmed basically tore through Farmaajo & dissembles him. He said he recruited Farmaajo when he had no name, no base, no strategy, or military & equipped him with the necessary tools to assist him in his job. He further stated that Farmaajo accepted the resignation offer when the consequences of political impasse & infighting within the Transitional Federal Institutions were stated to him. The President said Farmaajo accepted the terms without any objections & that its both unfortunate & unmanly of him to be criticizing the same government he was part of & spoiling the security gains made so far with his reckless creations of artificial political crisis. 

This gotta hurt

http://shaaciye.com/?nid=5053

[xiimaaya]

Shariif is very truthful.. No lie farmajo stick to your decision like a man.

[AbdiWahab252]

No need to insult the system that gave him a golden handshake of $2million not bad for 9 months of work. Farmaajo is back to his $85,000 per year job.

[Voltage]

I was in a Somali establishment earlier and these people discussing it who are not Marehan were saying "wuu masayray". I honestly think Sheikh Sharif by this time to address the Farmaajo issue showed his lack of political skills. Now all Somalis are thinking the guy is jealous of Farmaajo's broad appeal from Somalis and is fearful about the guy's presidential chances. Like Mahiga with his statements, Sheikh Sharif is bolstering Farmaajo's credibility. One Xawaadle guy in the group was saying ma Farmaajaa ugu horeeyey waxuu magacaabay haduu isaga wax qabadki ka danbeeyey, kii ka horeeyey maxuu sidaa uga keeni waayay oo sideedi bilood ninkaan sheeganayaa. The guy either doesn't know Somalis or like I have said from the beginning has zero real political skills

The way he speaks in that audio is so sad pitiful wallahi considering the title he holds. His language is something Paltalk or street fadhi ku dirir you use, nothing remotely presidential or stately about it. A lot of people must be happy that audio is out and not for the reasons he wants.

[RovingMadness]

Sharif's criticism was very well timed and came at a time when Farmaajo was facing increasing pressure from both Somalis & the International Community. For months now, Farmaajo has been clanpaigning to spread rumors & lies about the government & inventing one artificial political crisis after another through a very lousy selfish attempt to keep his name & clownishly titled one-man party in the national discourse. Sharif intelligently waited for Farmaajo to commit a self-inflicted wound & then masterfully tore through him bringing out in public questions that regular folks have been asking themselves for quite sometime now.

Farmaajo is a whinny brat & all like most whinny brats he's as melodramatic as he's indecisive. He accepted the resignation offer presented to him even when he had the massive moral support to decline it. Now after consulting with his clan agitators, he wants to put up a brave face & start attacking the same government & military he's served & jeopardizing the lives of the brave people of Mogadishu that came out in numbers to support him when he was a lonely & helpless leader. He's committed the cardinal act in politics & am glad that Sharif exposed him at a time when more Somalis are both distancing & understand the real nature of this Farmaajo character.

He's done for good & the single mothers supporting him should focus more in raising their children. This guy is a bad investment.

[Adali]

There goes my support for Sharif, jealousy is not a trait of a leader, time is up for the dugsi teacher.

[RovingMadness]

No need to insult the system that gave him a golden handshake of $2million not bad for 9 months of work. Farmaajo is back to his $85,000 per year job.

The guy wasn't given a penny. Just a cup of tea & shown the door. That's all that did the trick. Why do you think he's so bitter in hindsight

[SOM1960]

Farmaajo is more popular than President Sharif, therefore the president seems like there is a need to address his former PM.

[Eaglehawk]

sheik is just angry that Farmaajo politically upstaged him.
libinta ii siya ba ka wada sharifka.
since when did appointment become creation
sharifs 15 minutes of fame is gone and he knows that and farmaajo took the only thing he was hoping for, which was that history would vindicate him, but know farmaajo took the credit so sharif is left as the guy that put somalis in a unnecessary war against president cabudlahi yusuf and the guy that sold out his own brothers in war.
Sheik sharif is a lame duck president that is the reality and he knows that


Farmaajo:

Libin loo sharuutamay aneey shir iga racdaaye.

[daiman]

I told you Sharif is not very strong person, but I do not like Farmaajo. The guy is an appeaser to hawiye clan. I rather have a ahwiye president and MJ Pm.

[waryaa]

aside from clan affiliations, blind love, etc, between the two:

1 who do you think is more equipped to rule somalia? just facts pls.
2 who is more popular?
tnx in advance.

I think sharif is more equipped for the following reasons:
1. He has been in Somalia throughout the civilwar and knows the country and people more than farmajo
2. He started his political career in the nineties trying to establish rule of law in mogadishu neighborhoods
3- He fought and chased away Mogadishu warlords (won militarily)
4- He fought against Ethiopians (won militarily)
5- He went to Djibouti and became the president (won politically)
6- He made Mogadishu under one authority twice. (ICU/TFG)
7- Farmaajo's good work in Mogadishu can also benefit him because it shows how he can pick smart guys.

Farmaajo worked in Somalia less than a year as a prime minister under Sharif and had no prior political experience.


Who is more popular?
It depends who you ask - which crowd you are in.

[Eaglehawk]

I told you Sharif is not very strong person, but I do not like Farmaajo. The guy is an appeaser to hawiye clan. I rather have a ahwiye president and MJ Pm.

I don`t want farmaajo as president(for now) for strategic reason, I agree with you there should be abgaal and majerteen filling up the top two positions.
I support sheik sharif second term in office and reappointment of cabdiweli cali gaaz

I have bigger plan for mr farmaajo he should not missisue his political capital and mass appeal, he is already losing the "xayow consistency", that consistency was never marginal seat but having it around your orbit was not that bad.

with the Tayo party Mr Farmaajo has institutionalized and organised "Farmajonian politics" and that is scaring a lot of people including sharif

[RovingMadness]

People need to make a distinction between the Farmaajo of summer 2011 & the current caricature. Farmaajo's initial popularity was sustained by the simple fact that he was unknown & had no political luggage. Yet, even at his peak he had no meaningful accomplishment & please quit with the " he paid the troops salary," none sense: that's his job. Politically he was always a novice that is very challenging to teach & polish. When he was asked to resign, he did so with the most cowardly humility because he knew he was dispensable & his presence inconsequential. All of a sudden now, he's into the beating the chest business & making all sorts of funny statement & confusing his clan support as national endorsement. No wonder folks that formerly associated themselves are now distancing themselves away from him.

Popularity is not measured by how many Marehan single mothers show up at your rallies, it's measured by set of principles & accomplishments & Farmaajo has neither. The sooner this confused failure goes back to raising his family the better. A man that can't even defend his position & can't muster enough courage to declare his candidacy shouldn't be taken serious. Cowards & phony politicians are the most boring creation after all. 

[Adali]

I told you Sharif is not very strong person, but I do not like Farmaajo. The guy is an appeaser to hawiye clan. I rather have a ahwiye president and MJ Pm.

this is one of the things Farmaajo should change about himself, his neutrality in this country of tribes makes him Pro-Hawiyo by association since the seat of government is in Mogadishu, and he is not stupid he knows this but thinks he can stomp out tribalism by ignoring it, this I think is a mistake and will only lead to yet another Marehan President who will improve and develop Hawiyo land with Government funds and aid.

we need a cruel MJ president like Abdullahi Yusuf(not Faroole is mad) who will address the stolen/occupied Darood property in Mogadishu, not a softy Marehan who ignores anything that is remotely related to tribe.

[RovingMadness]

Warya,

Very well said!

The total sum of Farmaajo's political shelf-life was couple months & he was at the right place at the right time. Gradual progress was being made during his premiership & much SIGNIFICANT Progress has been made since his fall from grace. When he was Prime Minister Shabab controlled 75% of Mogadishu, today they have lost their major nerve centers such as Bay & Bakool, Hiiraan & Mogadishu is back to its former glory. When it's all said & done, Farmaajo will not even be mentioned in history's footnotes while Sharif will be hailed as the second Father of the Nation that defeated warlords, Ethiopians & international terrorist groups & restored the dignity & stability of Somalia. 

Farmaajo's temper tantrums are a silly distraction that should be ignored.