Election Committee Begins Preparations for Lower House Speaker Poll

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The committee tasked with organizing the election of the Speaker of Somalia’s House of the People has officially begun its work following its recent appointment.
The committee held its inaugural meeting with the Acting Speaker of the House of the People and First Deputy Speaker, Sacdiya Yasin Haji Samatar.
The meeting was also attended by the House Marshal, MP Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan (Nuh), and the Secretary-General of the House of the People, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdulle (Jaabiri).
During the meeting, committee members elected their leadership by a show of hands, choosing MP Abdirizak Omar Mohamed as chairperson of the Speaker Election Committee.
Addressing the committee, Acting Speaker Sacdiya urged members to carry out their responsibilities with fairness, transparency and accountability, and to ensure the smooth organization of the election for the next Speaker of the House of the People.
The committee has now formally begun preparations and logistical arrangements for the election of a new Speaker of Somalia’s Lower House.