Director of Puntland Highway Authority fired

The director of Puntland Highway Authority (PHA), Mohamed Abdinuur Adan has been relieved of his duties.

In presidential decree issued by the President of Puntland region Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Saturday, Adan’s deputy Saed Mahmoud Jama was temporarily appointed as the new director of the agency.

“After considering the advice of the PHA Board, the president of Puntland reached the decision to sack the director and replaced him with his deputy temporarily,” reads the decree.

It is yet unclear the reason behind his sacking but sources say the director may have been axed as a result of emerging reports of graft in the authority.