Puntland leader says the State will hold one man one vote elections

The president of the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, Abdiweli Ali Gaas has announced that the state will hold one man, one vote election.

Gas said that Puntland state is capable of holding and managing a general election, which will take place as one-man-one-vote elections.

“The elections will take place; we will start with district level elections. We are going are to establish multiparty system,” Gaas said.

The leader said people of Puntland will elect their leaders through voting.

“My government will make sure the public to elect their leaders through one man one vote elections, There will be no selection and clan based elections,” pledged Puntland leader.

Puntland which declared itself as semi-autonomous in 1998 holds indirect election after every four years.