National Security Council meeting set for Baidoa today cancelled

The National Security Council meeting scheduled for today in Baidoa has been cancelled amid an ongoing political stalemate in the country, Goobjoog News has learnt.

Impeccable sources told Goobjoog News the meeting, which is a follow-up of the February one in Mogadishu has been put off ‘due to unknown circumstances’.

The meeting which brings together the Federal and State leadership was expected to discuss resource sharing between the two levels of government in addition to the electoral model for the 2020 elections.

National Electoral Commission (NEC) chairperson Halima Yarey confirmed the cancellation to Goobjoog News. “I was supposed to present the electoral model during the meeting in Baidoa but I have learnt it has been cancelled.”

South West State information minister Hassan Mohamed said the meeting was put off till further notice. “I can confirm to the meeting has been cancelled and postponed but I have no more information about the future dates.”

Goobjoog News has since established the electoral body NEC has settled for Proportional Representation model.

During the February 6-10 in Mogadishu, the leaders set March 28 for the next meeting. “The leaders have agreed the next meeting will be in March 28, 2018 in Baidoa,” a communique from the meeting read in part. “The leaders will agree on resource sharing formula and the electoral model for 2020 elections.”

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