IJA sets date for its presidential elections

The speaker of the Interim Jubba Administration, IJA, assembly, Sheikh Abdi has declared that the regional assembly will conduct presidential elections on 15 August this year.

The draft constitution of Jubbaland was officially signed by President Ahmed on 25th July, making it the official supreme law of the State.

IJA declared last month that it was severing ties with the Federal government of Somalia after lawmakers in Mogadishu passed a vote of no confidence on the Jubbaland State Assembly.

On 15th May 2013 Ahmed Madobe who is the incumbent president was elected as interim Jubbaland president by more than 500 delegates representing clans and sub-clans in the region.

In August same year,  the Federal Government of Somali sent a high level delegation headed by ex-minister for Justice Farah Ma’alin to the Ethiopian capital Addis to negotiate a deal with Jubba-land Administration to bring to an end the political circus which had been ongoing for quite a while.

The state declared June this year that it was severing ties with the Federal government of Somalia after lawmakers in Mogadishu passed a vote of no confidence on the Jubbaland State Assembly.