-He asks Somalilanders to support the President-elect in building the nation
-He asks KULMIYE supporters to abide by the declared results
By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi has congratulated his WADDANI flag-bearing challenger Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, who have just been declared by the NEC as the newly elected as the president of the Republic of Somaliland, to succeed him for the next five years following the concluded 13th November 2024 elections.
According to a press release from the Presidency on Wednesday afternoon, President Muse Bihi Abdi thanked everyone who participated in the presidential and political party elections in the country who cast their votes maturely, peacefully and without incidents at all.
He also praised and thanked the security forces for a job well done and also hailed competing political parties and organizations.
President Musa Bihi Abdi has made it vividly clear by publicly stating that he has accepted the victory of WADANI party and its flag-bearer for their triumph.
He noted that as per the democratic etiquettes and norms, he congratulates his successor for the win and urged his supporters and the people of the nation at large to accord the newly elected president the support he deserves.
He pointed out that it is the nation and democracy that has won the day and that as per the constitution the administrative procedures of governance ought to continue in solidarity such that the nation may reach newer and greater heights as far as progress and development is concerned.
The President added, “It is not a day for us to argue and fight with each other, but it is a day for us to win together and build our nation,” said President Muse Bihi Abdi.
President Musa Bihi Abdi called on the supporters of the KULMIYE party to abide by the results, and he asked the people of Somaliland to cooperate with the elected President and support him in concerted efforts to advancing the aspirations of the nationhood of Somaliland hence the realization and achieving of tangible progress.