He underpins the imperative needs of having and maintaining a formidable force and rights of defense
By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi gave a passionate morale-boosting speech to several contingents of the military servicemen stationed at the frontlines in the eastern parts of the country.
The Head of State emphasized the imperativeness of a nation to have formidable security forces in place for the safeguarding of both internal and external security interests of the country and her people.
“Foremost, we all acknowledge as all nations elsewhere in the world would, that any country ought to have a formidable military whose strength safeguards the security of its people and defense of the country at large”, he said.
He said that it was trivial to have a weak military force and that it was dangerous to a country.
He noted that the Somaliland Armed Forces has been an apparatus that has had its people contented with hence have safeguarded their security welfare to the hilt since its inception.
He pointed out that the forces had for the past four decades been active all along hence they had high in their ranks the brave esteem of the fallen heroes during the struggles for the re-assertion of the country’s independence.
Similarly among the ranks are the aged and retiring, the active ones who had joined in the recent past, and all those who would in future be part of the brave men and women servicemen will always be the brave heroes who are ready to selflessly give their lives for their nation and people, if need be.
He reminded the military of their steadfastness for the past four decades and assured them that the nation and her people are indebted to them and are content with their national services.
He was categorical that the struggle of the aspirations of the nation was continuous hence that the military was a back bone of the efforts which would not rest until it secures the integral territorial rights of the nation as per independence.
He acknowledged that minor setbacks can be witnessed in any struggle but that do not impede the achieving and furthering of the endeavors envisioned and expected.
He pointed out that the formidability of the military prowess and the people’s aspirations have been formidable all along and their efforts would be re-doubled to fearlessly achieve and realize its justified aspirations.