Somalis are urging Farmajo to step down

Given the much-delayed election timetable, following a dispute over the Government-appointed Electoral Commissions, it is clear that the elections in Somalia will not take place on time.

Suspicions regarding the government's 2020/2021 strategy have grown in recent days, with leading political figures in the country, including former presidents, openly accusing President Farmajo of planning to hold on to power after his term ends.

Leaders of federal member states as well as major opposition parties expressed concerns that President Farmajo's attempts to stir up trouble in order to delay election will drive the country into a period of political and security crisis. 

Clan leaders have also increased pressure on President Farmajo to give up his quixotic effort to extend his term in office. 

Abdi Barre Yusuf, a former lawmaker, called on President Farmajo not to lead the country into chaos and chaos and called on him to do the good he was elected to and hold free and fair elections.

More than a dozen Somali politicians are seeking to unseat President Mohamed Farmaajo. They have also called on him to leave the country and not let his political ambitions get in the way.

The Union of Presidential Candidates recently warned that if the Federal Government insists on an unsatisfactory election they will conduct an electoral process to save the country.

This longstanding discord at its core relates to unresolved questions over power and resource sharing between Mogadishu and the federal states. It has worsened since President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” entered office in February 2017. 

In February, Farmajo signed an electoral law that would establish universal suffrage, but he faced intense resistance from some member states, in addition to political parties and clan groupings, who saw it as a mechanism for delaying the elections and allowing Farmajo to extend his term.