HARGEISA, Somalia
May 26, 2013 (Garowe Online)-Prominent figures within Somaliland Ruling Party
of Kulmiye are at the loggerheads as President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Siilaanyo
is seeking re-election ahead of the region's general elections by 2015, Garowe
Online reports.
The magnitude of the dispute emerged after President
Siilaanyo on Saturday sacked his Commerce Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar by
presidential decree-a move related to wrangle over the next candidate for
Somaliland presidency.
The Chairman of Kulmiye party Musse Bihi Abdi- army veteran
who served as air force pilot in Siyad Barre regime in 1970s and the current
Somaliland President disagreed on their candidacy, with Musse Bihi Abdi
announcing that he would vie for the separatist administration's top political
job.
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