South west State President Sharif Hassan joins the list of Somali Federal presidential candidates

In a highly waited event in the Southwest State of Somalia’s capital-Baidoa, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan declared his candidacy for Somali’s presidential elections in this year.

Federal Ministers, MPs, Youth and elders were among the attendees of the declarations event In Baidoa on Sunday.

In a brief speech at the event, the candidate who also remains the state president said he listened and accepted the voices of South west state residents who asked him to run for presidency in the elections this year.

“Answering the advice of the state residents, Iam hereby to declare my intentions to run for the presidency in this year’s elections” said Sharif Hassan Adan.

Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, known his nickname by the public Sharif Sakin [The Sharp one] is one of the heavy weight politicians in the country. Former Federal Parliament Speaker in two different terms, finance minister, a star in Asmara Group “Liberation Movement” which engaged armed struggle after the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia in 2007. Many political analysts regard him a master in Somali politics and formidable force in this year’s elections in Somalia.

The country has As many as 16 presidential candidates so far, including incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud and the Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid.