Jawari ouster not sanctioned by government but a defense strategy-Dalha

The motion was a response to an incoming motion against the Prime Minister

The motion against Lower House Speaker Mohamed Jawari is not government sanctioned, an MP supporting the Speaker’s ouster has said but noted it was in ‘defense of an impending motion from our opponents’.

Outspoken and long serving MP Mohamed Dalha told Goobjoog News the government is not officially behind the motion despite major support from government ministers.

“This motion is not sanctioned at official level by the government,” Dalha said. “It came up because we had prior information the other side was preparing a motion against the Prime Minister.”

The lawmaker said major presence of ministers did not necessarily indicate the motion which failed to take off last week after suffering a quorum hitch has the blessings of the government noting, ‘ministers are also MPs and can act in that capacity’.

A lawmaker told Goobjoog News Monday Jawari had put President Mohamed Farmaajo on the defense Sunday demanding whether the motion had the nod of the government. Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has not publicly spoken about the motion but Jawari on the other hand has held three media conferences since the motion emerged last week.

Dalha’s remarks follow a meeting yesterday in a city hotel by pro-motion MPs and ministers who expressed optimism had marshaled the numbers to unseat Jawari.

But opposition MP Mohamed Fiqi rubbished the numbers claim noting the pro-Khaire team still had a long short to delivering a win when the motion is tabled in the House. “They said they secured 84 signatures yesterday but we know most of the MPs were coerced by the ministers to attend the meeting,” Fiqi told Goobjoog News.

According to the article 65 (4), the Speaker and deputies may be removed by a two- thirds majority vote of the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. A two thirds of the Lower House translates to 183 MPs.

Fiqi said his faction only needed 92 MPs to shield off the motion. “The onus is on their side to get the numbers.”

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