By M.A. Egge
The national presidential and political parties are expected to take place soon and ought to be supported by working concertedly towards its success..
These were sentiments expressed by Minister of Finance Hon. Dr. Saad Ali Shire as he addressed a gathering in Oodweyne during the President’s visit to the area.
He said that the elections expected to take place in the country later this year are well organized and would hopefully be without incidences.
He underscored the fact that there is a need to work together to deal with any negative eventualities, if any.
While noting that the main stakeholders in the nation’s electioneering processes were four-prong, viz the government, elections commission, the political parties and lastly the populaces, he said that for the successfulness of the universal suffrage exercise to occur all the sectors have to work positively in concerted efforts.
He expressed his confidence that he expected the elections will be held timely and successfully. He underpinned the need to safeguard unity and harmonious setting for success to be realized.
The Minister of Finance of Somaliland has said that there is a need to protect the election and its holding by four parties and he pointed out that they are the ones who are responsible for the holding of the elections.