By M.A. Egge
The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E. Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi has emphasized the imperative need of fostering, maintaining, and indeed upholding, peaceful stability and tranquil coexistence and harmonious setting within the societies of Somaliland.
The VP, who is on a high-profile pacification mission in the eastern region of Sanaag, expressed his sentiments as he addressed the Muslim congregation at the observance of the Friday Jumma Prayers at the Erigavo Jamia Mosque.
While underscoring the importance of the essence of peace in communal and national setting and basicallyfor humanity, the VP reiterated once again the commitment of the WADDANI administration government dubbed “Togetherness and Action” to seeing to it that peaceful tranquility and national unity takes precedence and flourishes across the country and particularly to initiate and implement major development projects in the region.
He urged the people of Sanaag as a whole to work concertedly together for peace and development in both Erigavo city and the region.
Earlier in the day the VP who was accompanied by the Commander of the National Armed Forces, the Regional Governor and the Deputy Mayor of Erigavo, spent some time joining the members of the public in one of the town’s restaurants sipping tea while chatting about the general situation of the area, importance of peaceful tranquility and the imperative need to have concerted efforts exerted to work towards peace and development.