Hamza fills the position left vacant by Jama and the personal data he appointed

Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre has appointed Abdulkadir Omar Macallin as the Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport.

Abdulkadir Omar is a member of the 11th Parliament, and his appointment is seen as related to the wishes of the Speaker of the House of the People, Abdulkadir Mohamed Jama, who previously managed the Ministry of Ports.

The relationship between the two officials became apparent when the new minister became the person who entered the parliamentary hall with Speaker Jama, which apparently now paves the way for him to take the position left by Jama.

This appointment is part of the steps that Prime Minister Hamza is taking to expand the members of his government and to include new members, at a time when the controversial constitution stipulates the separation of government and parliament.

The decision comes at a time when political debates regarding the new constitution and its impact on the power-sharing system of government institutions are still ongoing.

Recently, the Independent Committee for the Review and Implementation of the Constitution sent a notice to the Council of Ministers regarding the obligations arising from this constitutional change, informing them to choose between the two positions.

This means that an official holding a ministerial position cannot continue to be a member of the House of the People if he wishes to retain his government position, while a parliament member accepting another government position will lose his parliamentary membership.