Somalia: Lower Shabelle region governor sacked, new one assigned

The interim South West state leader Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden has sacked the long-serving gover of former Lower Shabelle region Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Sidii on Wednesday.

In a colorful ceremony held in Afgoye district, South west state leader has appointed Ibrahim Aden Ali as the new governor of the agriculture-rich Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.

The reason behind the dismissal of Abdulkadir Sidii who led the joint military operation that pushed Al shabaab militants out of the towns in Lower Shabelle during his time in power was unclear.