Parliamentarians temporarily postpone motion against Interior Minister

Fuente: 
Shabelle News
Fecha de publicación: 
12 Mayo 2014

Somali Members of Parliament (MPs) as usual, convened today for their daily session at the National Assembly in Mogadishu. Mahad Abdalla Awad, the second deputy parliament speaker announced that the motion against the Interior Minister will be delayed until further notice.

In yesterday’s sitting, over 65 MPs brought forward a motion to the second deputy speaker of parliament requesting that lawmakers hold a vote of confidence for the Minister of Interior & Federalism, Abdullahi Godax Barre.

Several legislators reported to Shabelle on the condition of anonymity, that the motion was expected to be debated today among parliamentarians but that Mr. Awad announced the setback on the vote of confidence, not giving a specific date as to when it will be held.

In addition, Shabelle has received reports from reliable sources within the presidential compound indicating that opposition lawmakers are ‘discreetly’ having meetings with senior politicians of the Somali Federal Government including Ministers discussing the latest happenings in parliament regarding the motion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

In the last week, more than 100 MPs have put forward a motion to the speaker of parliament to have a vote of confidence against the President of the Somali Federal Republic Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, after calling on him to resign, in which he said ‘it was not a choice’.

 

Autor: Maalik Eng

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