The embattled President of Somalia's Transitional Federal government, Abdullahi Yusuf is expected to formally resign before Christmas. President Yusuf is reportedly being pressured by the international community to resign after unilaterally sacking Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, which further threatened the stability of the government. The Somali parliament, however voted for Hussein to continue working as prime minister. Yusuf is expected to go before parliament to formally tend in his resignation after losing international support following his public feud with Prime Minister Hussein. Abdalla Haji Ali is a Somali member of parliament. He tells reporter Peter Clottey from Baidoa that President Yusuf has no alternative but to resign.
"I think really he (Yusuf) doesn't have a choice. He came back with very, very negative results, he didn't really have any breakthroughs in Nairobi and everything is actually the same. You know the impeachment is there and he cannot get along or reconcile with the prime minister and his government. So, he doesn't have a choice and he has to resign and he has to leave as a matter of fact. That is the proper choice for him," Ali noted.
He said President Yusuf's leadership style has alienated his support base, leaving him isolated and unable to effectively lead Somalia. more..http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-12-24-voa8.cfm
"I think really he (Yusuf) doesn't have a choice. He came back with very, very negative results, he didn't really have any breakthroughs in Nairobi and everything is actually the same. You know the impeachment is there and he cannot get along or reconcile with the prime minister and his government. So, he doesn't have a choice and he has to resign and he has to leave as a matter of fact. That is the proper choice for him," Ali noted.
He said President Yusuf's leadership style has alienated his support base, leaving him isolated and unable to effectively lead Somalia. more..http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-12-24-voa8.cfm
Somali president decides to resign: spokesman
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf has decided to resign, his spokesman said on Wednesday, in a move the African Union said would be positive for the peace process in the Horn of Africa nation. Yusuf has been accused by donor countries and regional governments of being an obstacle to U.N.-hosted peace talks. His rift with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein has pushed the Western-backed interim government, struggling against Islamist insurgents, to the brink of collapse. "The president has already written his resignation letter and he is expected to announce it on the coming Saturday," Hussein Mohamed Mohamud, a presidential spokesman, told Reuters, declining to give a reason for the decision.
The announcement came shortly after the resignation of a politician Yusuf named prime minister last week, who said he did not want to be an obstacle to peace in Somalia. more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/ts_nm/us_somalia_conflict
The announcement came shortly after the resignation of a politician Yusuf named prime minister last week, who said he did not want to be an obstacle to peace in Somalia. more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/ts_nm/us_somalia_conflict
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