Sanbaloolshe responds to the remarks of Xasan Sheekh

Beledweyne (Caasimada Online) – The former Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency, Cabdullahi Maxamed Cali (Sanbaloolshe) has responded to a statement made today by the President of Somalia, Mr. Xasan Sheekh, who spoke today about the grievances of the Xawaadle community, stating that the capital has been given to the Hiiraan community, and they need to bring a peaceful city where the leaders of HirShabelle can work.

“The capital is a place where the administration and top leaders reside, to our brothers in Hiiraan we say the capital has been given to you, but you are required to have a place to stay and work,” said the President of Somalia.

Following this, the former head of NISA, MP Cabdullahi Maxamed Cali Sanbaloolshe responded with a lengthy statement, which he titled “A great man is one who knows the weight of his words and their appropriateness.”

Sanbaloolshe revealed that President Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud does not have the power or legitimacy to make a decision regarding the capital of HirShabelle, but that matter and its decision rests with the communities of the two regions of Hiiraan and Shabeellaha Dhexe.

“We clarify that our position is that the President whose term has expired does not have the power and legitimacy to decide, promise, or impose conditions on a crucial matter such as where the capital of Hirshabelle will be. The capital of Hirshabelle is not a gift that a past President can give, nor is it a matter that can be decided by a political promise from a leadership whose term has expired,” responded the former Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency.

Read the full statement below;-

The speech of the President whose term has ended today in the city of Jowhar, which was about granting the capital of Hirshabeelle to the Hiiraan community, while linking this matter to several conditions.

We clarify that our position is that the President whose term has ended does not have the power and legitimacy to decide, promise, or attach conditions to a crucial matter such as where the capital of Hirshabeelle will be.

The capital of Hirshabeelle is not a gift that a President who has overstayed can give, nor is it a matter that can be decided by a political promise from a leadership whose term has ended.

This issue directly concerns the brotherly community of Hirshabeelle, whether they come from Hiiraan or Middle Shabelle. They must agree on the future leadership and capital, with the support of a government that has legitimacy and full consent.

Governance has two levels: the central government and the regional states, where the people decide their own fate, choose their leadership, and where the central government does not interfere.

Hassan Sheikh has created the problem of Hirshabeelle, and he cannot solve it. He is ignoring the grievances of the Hiiraan community, led by Ugaas Yusuf Ugaas Hassan. He is a man who wants to mislead the people and play with their minds.

The two undeniable points in Hassan Sheikh's speech regarding deception and misdirection were:

1-He portrayed the Community of Hiiraan Region, those who do not represent the state, and cannot be trusted, therefore he prefers to find someone who guarantees them, this kind of thinking is a lack of confidence and a poor perspective that is not good for the people entrusted with the fate of the Somali people and the country.

2-The President whose time has expired, still insists on the merging of the two levels of government, he is further distancing any process that could lead to a solution and unity for Hirshabelle, and this is another significant injury he is leaving to this system and the entire Somali Nation, and it cannot be accepted.

The people of Hirshabelle are obliged to seriously deliberate on their political future, their destiny, and the fate of their administration, as there is currently no federal government in the country that holds full legitimacy and political trust.

It is not acceptable for an entire community to tie its future to the decisions of individual political figures with personal interests. The future of Hirshabelle must be built on the will of its people, a comprehensive political agreement, and a process in which the community has a role.