What Somali 's Government must execute

Many Somali Parliamentarians were right when they challenged the president to select a prime minister who would contribute resources and soldiers to the TFG. They were also right when they said that the prime minister should not sit passively by when there is so much to be done. Why, then, didn´t Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid, who is from Puntland, think about contributing soldiers and resources to improve the weak TFG before now, as Abdulahi Yusuf had done in the past? Quite simply, it adds to a list of things over the last one and a half years that have seen little action on his part to improve the government´s purpose and its people´ lives.

Local sources report that an increase in violence between government forces and militant groups fighting for control of the conflict-torn region have left at least 258 civilians dead this year already and another 253 wounded, making it the deadliest period since last August. Since the civil war began almost twenty years ago, Mogadishu civilians have been dying due to violence on an average of twenty a day, bringing the death total to nearly 1.5 million people. The violence has also caused the displacement of 800,000 Somalis in the last few months alone, and the deteriorating security conditions have made it nearly impossible for humanitarian workers to access the needy population.

So how can we take the prime minister seriously while he has accomplished so little while in office? how can we trust him when he said According to the AP, "the government will only gradually try to expand its control of the capital", now majority of Somalia and most of the Somali capital is held by Alshabab an al-Qaeda-linked extremists. This is unacceptable. The last two years have seen too little in the government´s bolstering of its troops and providing aid and security to its suffering people.

My fellow Somalis—enough is enough! With the coming months, know that now is the time for change and much needed and over-due action. At this critical stage of our country´s development, self-seeking behavior and corruption by our political leaders will no longer be tolerated by its citizens. The selection of our new leaders should unequivocally reflect the needs, prosperity and peace of our entire nation. Sober reflection, therefore, on the part of each one of us will be important in determining who is most qualified and equipped to lead our country forward in this trying time.

The violence, suffering and meaningless deaths have gone on for too long and we stand now at the critical crux of initiating true change—change that will bring the Somali nation a peace , security and economic improvement, and most importantly, reconciliation between all of us. Accept absolutely nothing less than the best for our country. Please watch it carefully.

Source: American Chronicle