Puntland VP decries inequitable resource distribution by federal government

Vice President of Puntland, Abdihakim Abdullahi Amey has accused the federal government of inequitable distribution of national resources.

Amey said it was unfortunate for his administration to receive only $150,000 towards the ongoing drought response efforts despite hosting people displaced from four other regions hit by the droughts.

“It is not fair for the federal government to allocate more resources to regions that have less population and landmass. We have said this before and reiterate once again that the Farmajo-led federal government has followed the footsteps of its predecessors.

We, therefore remind them they are not only responsible for the northern and central regions of the country and that they need to distribute national resources equally,” said Amey.

The VP’s remarks come days after the federal government’s national drought committee handed over 200,000 USD to the Somaliland administration towards drought response, as has been done for all the other regions.