Parliamentarians submit a bill against Somali PM
Members of the Somali Parlaiment have on Thursday submited a bill against Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed , said a lawmaker who is supposed to be siding with President Hassan Sheikh due to the recent spat between him and the Prime Minister.
“140 MP’s are supporting the motion to oust the Prime Minister and it was handed over to the first deputy of the Parliament who is in charge of the Speaker who is abroad” said Dahir Amin Jesow, an MP speaking reporters in Mogadishu.
He said that the government was accused of lack of efficiency and corruption .
“The submission of the new motion was accepted by the first deputy speaker “ he added.
A dispute between Somalia’s president and prime minister over powers of appointment has split lawmakers into factions, with the United Nations and European Union warning it’s jeopardizing efforts to rebuild the war-torn country.
Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed last week overturned President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s choice of justice minister, only for Ahmed to reinstate his candidate. More than 100 lawmakers agreed yesterday to support the prime minister’s right to appoint his cabinet, Abdiweli Mohamed Qanyare, a member of parliament, said in an interview in the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalireport24.com
