Elections in Southwest were timed and agreed upon

The southwest reconciliation ad hoc committee issued a statement on Saturday night declaring that the southwest presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on January 2024. furthermore, the press stated that local elders will select members of the parliament between November and December 2023.

This statement comes after Somali president, Hassan Sheikh, visited Baidabo on February 3, 2023. It was the second trip to Southwest during the reconciliation process.

The reconciliation spearheaded by Adan Madobe, the speaker of the house of people, began in November 2022. On November 19, 2022, he appointed seven members to the reconciliation committee to find solutions to burning issues, including political tension and social mistrust, and ink an agreement on the election date.

January 17, 2023, the reconciliation conference was officially opened by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with lower speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, the President of Southwest Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (laftagreen), and other guests among the politicians united in the umbrellas: The Union of Candidates, the KGS Rescue Forum, and various officials at both federal levels, traditional elders, and the civil society.

A political dispute arose after the members of parliament of the southwest state combined the parliamentary and presidential elections, which extended one year to the legal term of President Abdiaziz, a decision opposed by the opposition. a political dispute has led to a war between the administration and the opposition.

President Hassan Sheikh sees any discord within the KGS leaders and the spirants give Alshabaab the energy to thrive, asking all sides to unite in the cause of eliminating the group and settling down the differences through peaceful dialogue.