Somali PM says ready to quit if that would bring peace

[Somalian_Boqor]

Somali PM says ready to quit if that would bring peace by Ali Musa Abdi
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NAIROBI (AFP) - Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein said Tuesday he was ready to talk to anyone, even to resign, if that would bring peace to his country which has been wracked by violence for nearly two decades.

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"I am here to serve the people and not to claim power," Hussein told AFP in the Kenyan capital.

"That is why I am calling on all factions to come to the table and we talk peace."

Asked if he would talk with the Shebab, a hardline group accused of having links to Al-Qaeda extremists, he said: "I will talk to anyone who can contribute for peace in our country."

He added: "I am ready to sacrifice my position as prime minister if that is going to help pacify Somalia."

Hussein, 70, took office in November 2007 with a pledge to restore lasting peace. His predecessor, Ali Mohamed Gedi, was forced to resign for failing to stem insurgency.

Somalia has nevertheless been plagued by relentless fighting between Hussein's forces, backed by Ethiopian troops, and Islamist insurgents mainly in the capital.

"Violence is intensifying in Mogadishu every day despite the fact that a ceasefire entered into force last week," he acknowledged.

Hussein was referring to a July 9 deadline for the implementation of a truce, initialled last month by the government and top leaders from the main Islamist-dominated opposition movement in Djibouti.

The June 9 accord gave all sides a month to start enforcing a ceasefire.

But it was quickly rejected by Islamist hardliners including the Shebab group, which insists that the Ethiopian forces should withdraw before any talks start.

"Ethiopia has said it will withdraw its troops from Somalia once the UN sends peacekeepers and we are all waiting for those peacekeepers to arrive," Hussein added.

As another aid worker died in Somalia, Hussein blamed the rebels for the deaths of at least 12 such workers in the country.

"I have no illusion who are the attacking and killing aid workers. That is the work of the insurgents," he said.

In the latest incident Tuesday, gunmen killed a transport agent working for the World Food Programme, the agency reported.

He was the fifth WFP-contracted worker to be killed this year in Somalia.

The attacks on aid workers have slowed delivery of supplies to the 2.6 million people who are struggling with acute food shortages.

UN famine monitors have warned that the figure could climb to 3.4 million by year-end in the face of prolonged drought, insecurity and high inflation.

But aid groups have been forced to scale down operations in Somalia because of the attacks on their workers.

The violence continued Tuesday as insurgents attacked a Somali military base in Mogadishu, triggering clashes that claimed at least four people and wounded seven others.

The insurgents have been waging a guerrilla war since they were ousted from large swathes of the country's southern and central regions by Ethiopian and Somali forces early last year.

Since then, many civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, mainly from Mogadishu, the epicentre of fighting.

Bloody power struggles in Somalia have defied numerous bids to restore order since the country descended into chaos after the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Habar Gidir have made it Clear they want some sort of Power or they won't stop the Violence. So this peace loving Abgaal is ready to hand over his PM seat for the sake of Peace and to make Habar Gidir happy.

Word on the street is the seat is going to be given to a Saleebaan men who promised that if he is given the seat the Saleebaan will pull off the resistance which will only leave Ceyr once again islolated from their own family. He even promise he would tamed Ceyr if they continue Violence once he gets the seat.



Saleebaan clan are known to have always started and led all resistances toward colonialists. The armed wing of Somali Youth League (SYL) was headed by Dhagahtuur. The United Somali Congress (USC) led by Dr Hussein Ali Shido was the front that overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. In addition, the first Islamic Courts of Mogadishu was formed by Shiirkoole Saleebaan Court.

[Shirib]

Yea right, Abgaal wouldn't accept that, they would start fighting if HG got PM, u saw how they fought last October because of the Gheedi thing. Besides Nuur Cadde has no militia or anything, and do u think Mohamed Dheere and co. are gonna be like okay, Mudulood is okay with not being PM. Hell no they aren't.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Yea right, Abgaal wouldn't accept that, they would start fighting if HG got PM, u saw how they fought last October because of the Gheedi thing. Besides Nuur Cadde has no militia or anything, and do u think Mohamed Dheere and co. are gonna be like okay, Mudulood is okay with not being PM. Hell no they aren't.

In Somalia our Politics is Qabil Politics. As long as the qabils are happy Peace will prevail.

Dude if Saleebaan is pull out of the Resistance the resistance won't have anyone or anything to lean on. There are more Saleebaan Fighters in Mogadishu than Ceyr it's a proven fact. Ceyr won't fight alone they are smarter than that.

[Somalian_Boqor]

The Abgaal will be paid off. It's all Politics other promises will be made for them

The Situation in Mogadishu needs to Change real fast. We got to mess around it qabil politics to make that change come as fast as we want.

[Somalian_Boqor]

Dr Mohamed Shiekh Mohamud Guled (Gacmadheere) (Somali: Maxamed Maxamuud Guuleed [Gacmadheere]) was Somalia's Interior Minister[1], and formerly the Minister of Public Works and Housing; his portfolio was swapped on February 7, 2007, with that of Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid. He is one of the distinguished Somali politicians in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. He is one of the most accomplished politicians in Somalia.

Nick-named "long-handed" or "Gacmadheere," he was born in 1954 in the district of Obbia. He attended Quranic schools and completed his elementary education in Mudug. He started his career as a trader and later on he became politician. Gacmadheere devoted his interest to political, social and economic studies. Besides Somali, he speaks Arabic, Italian, Romanian and English .

He was a notable champion of the civil society groups of Mogadishu and came against the culture of the armed factions led by the warlords and sectarian clan violence that engulfed the nation with the collapse of the central government.

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[King-of-Awdal]

Double Standard, If this man is willing to give up his position for peace how come ur uncle aint.