ASWJ distances itself from elections in Galmudug

The President of the moderate Islamist group, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) in the central regions, Mohamed Shakir Ali has said its not concerned with presidential election in Adaado in which businessman, Ahmed Dualle Gelle known as Xaaf was elected for the second President of Galmudug state.

The ASWJ leader stated, he knew the individual elected as a businessman, and has no further information on him.

He continued, “The election in Adaado doesn’t concern us, I knew the man who was elected as a businessman, we recognise ourselves as an administration. They don’t recognise us and we don’t recognise them,” he said.

While commenting on the ASWJ and Galmudug talks that collapsed, he said they suggested that the merger of the two existing parliaments in the region to recognised government all over the region.

He said the people of the central regions need to be united so that they can fight their enemy in a united front.