Galmudug state vows to withdraw from Farmaajo-Roble mediation team

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Galmudug state vows to withdraw from Farmaajo-Roble mediation team

DHUSAMAREEB (Horn Observer) - Somalia's Galmudug state has announced that it is pulled out of teams leading efforts to mediate Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and President Mohamed Farmaajo hours after the latest attempt to resolve the political cr

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DHUSAMAREEB (Horn Observer) - Somalia's Galmudug state has announced that it is pulled out of teams leading efforts to mediate Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and President Mohamed Farmaajo hours after the latest attempt to resolve the political crisis collapsed.

In an interview with Somali BBC service, Information Minister Ahmed Shire Falagle said the state reached the decision after the two leaders 'failed to resolve their differences'.

"Since there is no agreement and a lot of time has been spent, we are going to make it clear that we will no longer be a part of any negotiating team. Therefore, as Galmudug, we are standing aside to see what is going to happen as the leadership of the country fail to resolve their differences," Falagle said.

The development comes hours after the talks to resolve the ongoing feuds between Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo hit a brick wall.

The Galmudug State Minister of Presidency, Omar Shido accused Farmaajo of stonewall, prompting the collapse of the talks between the country’s top leadership.

"As you may know, the President of Galmudug State of Somalia, Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoorqoor), has been working on resolving the Ikraan Tahliil case, which has caused a great deal of controversy between President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble. The efforts of the President of Galmudug over several stages, sometimes lasting almost 18 hours, ended in failure tonight," Shido.

International partners fear the power struggle between Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Roble risks undermining the electoral process.

The two are fighting over changes in the country’s security apparatus, following the sacking of national intelligence chief Fahad Yassin and Internal Security minister Ambassador Hassan Jimale by the Prime Minister amid protests by Farmaajo and his allies.