By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland who is the presidential candidate of the KULMIYE party defending his seat H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi on Monday made a whirlwind tour and addressed three main political rallies in Hargeisa, Burao and Berbera.
It was the ruling party’s field day in soliciting and canvassing for votes across the country.
Thousands of enthusiastic supporters and potential voters came out in large numbers in showing their zealousness as they chanted slogans and sang Kulmiye party songs in deafening sounds with ear-piercing ululations ranting the air in all the three venues
The huge masses of supporters adorned Kulmiye robes and flags, waving placards with words in support of the party and singing in frenzy tones.
Such was the crowds at Hargeisa Freedom Gardens, Burao Square and also at Berbera 18th
MaySquare.
The Head of State thanked the members of the public for showing their support and coming out large in numbers. He noted that the Kulmiye traditional supporters were known to be quite zealous in support for their party.
The head of the KULMIYE party campaign in Marodi-jeh region, Mr. Mustafe Qodax also thanked the supporters of the KULMIYE party and called on them to show their real support on the day of voting by voting in large numbers.
The president who then flew to Burao, profoundly thanked the masses who hilariously welcomed him, as he addressed the gathering.
Amongst speakers at Burao were officials such as the campaign chairman of the KULMIYE party in Togdheer region, Mohamed Yusuf Abdirahman (Muraad), the governor of Togdeer region, Jama Abdullahi Bin, MP Abdinasir Yusuf Qodax and Minister of Information Hon. Ali Hassan Mohamed (Ali Marehaan).
The Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Hon. Said Sulub Mohamed, the Minister of the Interior and the Chairman of the KULMIYE Party, Hon. Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, also thanked the fans for their great support for the KULMIYE Party, and also called on them to similarly show their support on polling day by voting in large numbers.
Similar scenarios were at the 18th May Square in Berbera with supporters of the KULMIYE party dressed in the KULMIYE party logo, led by the leaders of the government and the party in charge of Berbera district, members of the cabinet, parliamentarians, politicians, traditional leaders and other contemporary leaders where they welcomed the President Muse Bihi.
Some of the officials of the campaign committee of the KULMIYE party in the Sahel region, members of the House of Representatives, ministers, Berbera port chiefs, chiefs and other leaders who spoke there, thanked the Berbera community for their enthusiasm and support.
They called on them to make sure of that they do actually vote on the day of
polling; and not to lose the opportunity to do so at all.
The President thanked Berbera residents for the great support shown by the party supporters that deeply touching and humbling.
He highlighted the monumental steps the city had made as for as development was concerned, be they the ultra modern port and habour, the oil storages, the livestock export facilities, the processing zone and the entire modernized infrastructure and their expansions.
The President is defending his seat against the challenging opposition WADDANI and UCID flag-bearing candidates, Abdirahman Irro and Feisal Ali respectively who are gunning for the top-most executive seat in the nation.
The elections scheduled to be held on 13th November 2024 are for both the presidential and political party organizations.
The Constitution requires that the top three political organizations become the official political parties in the nation for a period of three years.
The currently existing three official political parties thus, KULMIYE, WADDANI and UCID are being challenged by seven other political organizations.
Both elections are to be held simultaneously on the same day.