Shariif says the government is attacking the opposition after his trip to the Emirates

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – The former President of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who has returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates, stated that the government led by President Hassan Sheikh is using his trip as an excuse to attack the opposition leadership.

“I have been living in the Emirates, I have been here for three days, my children live here, I went for family matters. I have always lived here and have traveled here. It cannot be a reason to shed the blood of the opposition who stand for the respect of the constitution and for an agreement on elections,” said Sharif.

He added, “There is no reason to point fingers at the opposition. It is understood that the one causing the problems is the other party (the government).”

Sharif accused the government leadership of misusing various government agencies and national forces to oppress the people, as he put it.

“If the constitution is abandoned and negotiations are rejected, the direction being taken is known, and it is not possible to say that the opposition is being overwhelmed,” he said.

He further added, “The country has been consolidated under one hand, and if anything happens in the country or if a war breaks out, it will affect the leadership of the government and the administration that is spending the national resources to shed blood.”

Sharif warned that the opposition's visit to the Emirates is being used as a justification for an attack, especially as the Minister of Defense of Somalia recently contacted the opposition in Abu Dhabi regarding a plan to organize a military operation starting from Mogadishu.

Fiqi accused the opposition politicians of meeting in Abu Dhabi with parties linked to RSF, stating that these meetings are related to plans against the sovereignty of Somalia.

The minister also accused the opposition of returning with plots against the sovereignty and peace, and attempting to gather militias and start gang leadership, as he put it.

He stated that the Somali government has a duty to firmly confront anyone who threatens peace and sovereignty, national unity, and the independence of the country. "Every traitor to the nation will face the consequences," Fiqi said in a statement he recently released.

However, these matters come at a time when the political tension in the country is at a critical point, and the opposition and the government are at odds over the elections and amendments to the constitution that the government has passed and is implementing.

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