Somaliland is a sovereign country that stands at an equal footing with neighbouring Somalia and any insinuations to the contrary by the Somalia federal Government-SFG are false and erroneous.
“and As from today henceforth me, the people of Jubaland and its administration consider Somaliland as an independent country and shall deal with it as such”
This was stated by the Jubaland Head of State Ahmed Madoobe in Kismayo where he also declared that his Jubaland administration has officially withdrawn from any association with the SFG led country in Mogadishu.
Telling Somalilanders that they can never be ruled by force and that their 24 years of sovereignty is a foregone conclusion President Madoobe who was returning from official duties in Nairobi Kenya also urged regional administrative states in Somalia to follow his Jubaland move and withdraw from Somalia.
Speaking directly to Somaliland citizens’ president Madoobe said “Apart from the common borders shared with Somalia, your country has nothing in common with the country ruled from Mogadishu”
The conflict between SFG and Jubaland’s Madoobe has been in the cooking for some time but it reached the epic when the parliament in Mogadishu was unanimous in its vote of no confidence on the State Assembly late on Saturday.
A day after the vote a statement from The State of Jubaland in southern Somalia announced that it has severed ties with the federal government of Somalia following no confidence vote on the State Assembly which the authorites in Kismayo termed as an illegal action against the provisions of the conflict resolution between the Federal and State governments.
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http://wargane.com/2015/06/09/somalilan ... nders.html