Somaliland’s return to authoritarianism
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By Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye
Multiparty politics were introduced in Somaliland a decade and half
ago following collective effort to ease power conflict and enhance
accountability. Somaliland earned as a result titles like “Beacon of
Hope” or Africa’s Pearl of Democracy” “Exemplary to the Failed
Somalia” among others. But all of a sudden, the democratization
process halted when the National Election Commission’s( NEC), the only
legal body for election affairs from setting time to announcing
results, decision of the presidential and lawmaking elections dated
2016 was illegally vetoed by the so called outgoing Council Guurti for
financial gains! Their recklessness and gamble triggered massive
crisis of each other’s throats drawing global threats of cutting aid
from Somaliland. The wrong decision sounds a death knell to the
democracy.
Nation-wide protests continues despite crackdowns by the so called
Police locally known as Residential (houses) Raiders Uninformed or
RRU, controversial institution which still funds by the UK government.
The abbreviation born out of raiding several houses terrorized
sleeping children and abducted their fathers.
Political battles rage between those parroting the government line on
insisting on that extension is legal because the First Family’s
grandson got sick and the Wadanni party and those champions of
democracy who say how earth grandson’s illness can make elections
delay indefinitely! The world should intervene to prevent major wars
that will extend from Yemen to Djibouti to seashores of Kenya. In
fact, nobody knows for sure what Guurti based their insane decision
other whispering, “our hands were lubricated” thanks in part to
Hirsi’s generosity, and Salaben’s bravery combined! “Fools rush where
angels fear to tread”. Relapsed Prone-conflict Somaliland into
political turmoil dashing any hope for any international
recognition—President deprioritized recognition
International Crisis Group published critical report yesterday
revealing the trends Somaliland institution and the twists and turns
the self-rectifying mechanisms took and the consequences ahead. UN
threatened Special Fund Arrangement if no compromise is reached.
“Somaliland entered new era of losing friends not gaining,” he added.
“Acceding to the illegal extension of the president’s expiring term
next July will be disservice to the nation, a perjury to
constitutional oath I took when assumed the parliament as speaker, and
deception to the democratic values” he also eulogized for the victims
of the demonstration in solidarity with democracy and the rule of law.
He concluded in his speech “I’ll never relent to restore our democracy
to its previous track whatever it takes and the confidence of the
world in Somaliland’s struggling institutions after the ugly decision
undermined; discredited NEC’s in the eyes of the world”.
Obama’s speech to the Muslim World “there’re people that advocate
democracy when they’re out of power, and oppress people when they’re
in...” president Silanyo, in retrospective, was a “champion” of
democracy but he shown that he’s pushover to brutes who realized
democracy is detrimental to their regime. Nothing far from the truth
about Silanyo’s crocodile tears on democracy other than the above
quote, it fits him so well. He’s man with honeyed words but evil man.
Somaliland democracy faces multiple dangers and may die soon! Firstly,
Islamists masquerading as innocent lark, secondly, recklessness from
the part of the government.
Mr. Irro the presidential candidate, based on surveys, the most likely
winner of 2016 elections, showed a great leadership and
trustworthiness in his simultaneous micromanagement of the parliament
and his party Wadanni. He’s a champion of the return of Somaliland
ruling party to democracy; uphold the rule of law and annulment of any
extension from the Guurti to exit the stalemate and moving forward.
On this issue, the international community clarified their stance on
it: stick to NEC’s timeframe of the elections or hell with you. The
foreign delegates frequent to Wadanni Headquarters in Hargeisa are
moral support to the democracy and solidarity with demonstrators, said
Mr. irro.
Surely, without contributions from the West, surely without the
support from International Republic Institute’s technical-know,
Somaliland’s democracy had utterly failed.
Therefore, The UN should take tougher line to stop recidivism to
illegal extensions and vetoing verdicts from NEC or courts.
Institutions are in parallel neutralizing each other’s verdict had
confused voters and people should remember one wrong can’t make
another wrong right as pro-extension defenders claim. That’s a lame
excuse was untenable and utterly rejected by UN and other world
bodies. Will our Zine Al Abdine having seen the tides against him
reverse illegal extension or buries his head in the sand and
eventually wakes up Somaliland in “bloodbath” and regrettably say “oh!
In retrospective, have I solved it, we might be safe?” The
illegitimate extension is a ticking bomb unless the world addresses
immediately.
Dirye is Somaliland Activist, political Commentator, and Senior Editor
at Democracy Chronicles, [email protected]
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