SSC-Khaatumo Granted Seat at National Consultative Forum, Says Leader Firdhiye

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SSC-Khaatumo Granted Seat at National Consultative Forum, Says Leader Firdhiye

LAASCAANOOD, Somalia (KAAB TV/ HORN OBSERVER) – The leader of SSC-Khaatumo, Abduqadir Aw-Ali Firdhiye, has announced that his administration has been granted the opportunity to participate in Somalia's National Consultative Conference for

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The leader of SSC-Khaatumo, Abduqadir Aw-Ali Firdhiye, has announced that his administration has been granted the opportunity to participate in Somalia's National Consultative Forum for the first time.

LAASCAANOOD, Somalia (KAAB TV/ HORN OBSERVER) – The leader of SSC-Khaatumo, Abduqadir Aw-Ali Firdhiye, has announced that his administration has been granted the opportunity to participate in Somalia's National Consultative Conference for the first time.

The forum, which brings together the Federal Government and Federal Member State leaders, has not convened since last year due to the boycott by Puntland and Jubbaland.

Firdhiye made the announcement during a ceremony held in Lasanod on Sunday night to welcome Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who concluded a three-day official visit to the region.

"[The Prime Minister] said the SSC people will have a seat at the National Consultative Forum, and that during his term, this state will be officially established,” said Firdhiye.

The SSC-Khaatumo administration, headquartered in Lasanod, was formed in August 2023 following fierce clashes between its forces and Somaliland troops.

While the Federal Ministry of Interior recognized SSC-Khaatumo as a provisional administration, it has not yet met the constitutional criteria required for full Federal Member State status.

Somalia’s Federal Constitution stipulates that a Federal Member State must consist of two or more regions — a condition that some critics say SSC-Khaatumo does not meet.