Somaliland’s sports minister resigns in latest mass resignations

Hiiraan Online
Thursday October 29, 2015

Ahmed Abdi Kahim

HARGEISA (HOL) – Somaliland’s sports and youth minister has resigned Wednesday, the latest of 13 officials, mostly ministers to quit their positions in two for the past two days, exposing ting deep divisions within the breakaway region’s ruling party.

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Ahmed Abdi Kahim told reporters that he would join the region’s parliament which he said offered him to fill a vacant position, dismissing reports that his resignation was consistent with the recent mass resignations by ministers, directors and top officials.

However, local officials told HOL that the minister has resigned in protest of refusal by the government to release funds for local football leagues.

The development comes one day after president Ahmed Silanyo has appointed new minister after resignations of 12 top officials including ministers and directors who would fill the positions abandoned by their predecessors.

The subsequent resignations have dealt a big blow to the government of president Silanyo which is struggling to improve its public image despite widespread discontent towards his recent bid to extend his term for two more years.

Somaliland has escaped decades-old conflict which ravaged southern Somalia by building its independent army, finance system and government.

According to political analysts, the resignations reflected the political shakiness of the Somaliland government which has long credited for maintaining peace and political stability in the region.

Somaliland has declared a unilateral independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991, however, no country has so far recognized it as an independent state.

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