Sheikh Ali Wajiis: The Ugaas of Xawaadle has engaged in work that is not his responsibility

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Sheikh Ali Mahmoud Hassan (Wajiis), who is among the Somali scholars, has strongly spoken about the situation in HirShabelle, particularly the tension in the city of Beledweyne arising from the recent elections held there.

Sheikh Ali Wajiis, who gave a special interview to Somali Cable Television, directed serious accusations at the Elder of the Hawadle Clan, Elder Yusuf Ugaas Hassan Ugaas Khaliif, stating that he and other politicians are currently engaged in activities in Beledweyne that he has no business with, as he put it.

“The Elder of Hawadle has entered into matters that are not his responsibility; the Elder is not meant to engage in elections, and it was not intended for him to do so. Have you seen the Imam of Mudulood and the Elder of Mudulood discussing elections?” he said in the interview.

He also added that the cultural role is to lead the community and also to work with the Somali government.

“The noise belongs to the politician; he is a man who is trying to create a disturbance, he wants to shake the government, but culturally he is reserved, he leads a clan and the government is advised,” Sheikh Wajiis reiterated.

He further added, “There was a desire to confront the Elder, but fortunately he escaped and was not involved. Some politicians wanted to undermine the Elder, but in the end, the Elder refrained from this matter.”

This statement comes at a time when the Hawadle clan still has grievances regarding how the recent elections in HirShabelle were handled, after the candidacy card for the JSP was given to Ali Guudlaawe, who is once again running for the presidency.