Residents of Garoowe Ordered to Vacate Government Houses

The administration of Garoowe district, the capital of Puntland, has called on the public to vacate the land and houses...

The administration of Garoowe district, the capital of Puntland, has called on the public to vacate the government land and houses they have occupied for a long time to facilitate community projects.

The chairman of the local council and mayor of Garoowe, Abdulkadir Ahmed Tuurre, speaking to the public, clarified that the government needs its land and that it is mandatory for everyone to vacate, requesting elders and government agencies to cooperate on this matter.

“We want to reclaim and vacate the land that belongs to the government, we want to vacate the government houses that are occupied so that work can be done, because you cannot inherit what you do not own and you cannot pay a debt,” said the mayor of Garoowe, Geeddi Ahmed Tuurre.

On the other hand, the mayor stated that anyone who has financially benefited from the government houses will be held accountable and will be returned to them if they possess more assets than the rent they paid during the time they occupied the government land and houses that belong to the public.

“Some people may think that I have maintained it, but you will be held accountable for the time you occupied it, and then whatever you invested will be deducted, if there is anything left, it will be returned to you, but we want the government land to be vacated,” said the mayor of Garoowe.

Finally, the mayor stated that everyone living in the government houses that are known will be approached, and he urged them to prepare and leave, “Everyone living in the known government houses is being approached, do not make promises with your people, you do not own it, the public owns it.”