“Be proud of Somaliland. Be proud of what you learned in school, be proud of your teacher who taught you, and be proud of the people who fought for the country…” Pres Bihi.
By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi, expressed shocking dismay that the Mogadishu administration is still maintaining the argument that Somaliland is part of it and not an independent entity.
He noted that it depicted deep enmity and malice on the part of the leaders of Somalia towards Somaliland hence they do not want to see the country make strides in developmental progress, chart its own future or enter any agreements.
The Head of State stated the facts as he addressed thousands of students drawn from 37 high schools drawn from Hargeisa city who thronged at the mega hall of Hargeisa University.
The students have just completed civics courses that entailed basic constitution hence meant to build and instill a sense of patriotism to build the youth.
The president congratulated the students who he described as leaders of tomorrow.
He emphasized the need and imperativeness of upholding patriotism and urged them, and the nation at large, to be steadfast in the maintaining and safeguarding peaceful stability in the country, especially now during the elections season.
He took the opportunity to tutor the students on the complex Horn of Africa geopolitics and at the same time update them on the current situation in world politics.
President Bihi expressed his happiness that 37 high schools are today open in Hargeisa, something that was impossible over three decades ago when the nation re-asserted its independence first earned from Britain on 26th June 1960 after dissolving the ill-fated union with the Mogadishu government of Italian colony.
He urged the students to shun tribalism and be proud of their nationhood and the knowledge and science they have learned.
He said, “Be proud of Somaliland. Be proud of what you learned in school, be proud of your teacher who taught you, and be proud of the people who fought for the country. We have nothing to do with treacherous people for they are not patriots at all”.
The president expounded on the legacy that the veterans left and noted that their special indelible mark be noted.
In the upcoming elections, the President urged the populaces, and especially the youth, to cast the votes without incidences hence uphold and maintain the safeguarding of peaceful stability across the nation.
He at the same time called upon the political parties in contention to adhere to the etiquette and tenets of the electioneering processes such that the exercise may be successful and incidence free.
He urged for political speeches not to be vitriolic and offensive rhetoric.
Saying that the majority of voters are young people, he asked them to vote peacefully and according to the law and stipulated regulations.
On the other hand, the President Musa Bihi Abdi, spoke about the conflict situation in the world, especially in the Horn of Africa, mentioning the large number of troops that the Egyptian government is deploying in Somalia.
He said, “After the MoU agreement that Somaliland made with Ethiopia, many enemies of the nation of Somaliland vividly came out in the open. We now have a situation of powerful governments in the world in the vicinity intimidating us with threats”.
He continued, “The government of Egypt, an Islamic government, and one of the largest governments, has surprisingly brought 10 thousand soldiers, heavy weapons and their vehicles to Somalia in the first part. It is also surprising that the president of Egypt said at every forum that it is impossible for Somaliland to separate from other Somalis and that they would not accept Somaliland’s recognition”.
He then elaborated, “to explain the Egyptian President’s enmity, you ought to know that each and every leader is concerned with his own partisan interests aligned to the whims of his nation’s wants and needs and the international countries support each other in cahoots to achieving their abetted aims”.
He further noted, “As for the so-called human rights and integral respects, it is a mere lip-service and a sham since if at all was there, what happened in Palestine could not have occurred and it is testified more clearly by what is happening in Lebanon today”.
He thus attributed the present scenario as an extension of a war fought between Egypt and Ethiopia a century and a half ago over the Nile waters, that the Egyptians are rekindling by proxy; something that does not concern Somaliland.
In other words, the Mogadishu government of Somalia who unrealistically do zealously want to have another ‘reunion’ with Somaliland are in cahoots with Egypt to abet on the stunting of Somaliland’s aspirations and at the same time engage in the Nile waters war as a payback to Egypt.
He said that the crocodile tears of Somalia claiming that their country is being dismembered or their “brethren” are being cut-off are mere nonsensical and do not hold water.
He said the same lies being perpetuated by Hassan Sheikh has similarly been echoes from the cries of his predecessors oblivious to the real facts and situation on the ground.
He made it clear that the essence of the nationhood of Somaliland was a people driven initiative that is now cemented in the nation’s constitution and is completely irreversible.