Abdirizak Mohamed has refuted reports that Gedo Members of Parliament (MPs) would not take part in electing the new leadership of the House of the People (Lower House).
Mohamed spoke on this matter on April 26.
His statement came a few hours after reports emerged to the effect that the MPs from Gedo in Jubbaland were barred from electing the new Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
Mohamed is the chairperson of the 10-member committee that Lower House legislators appointed to prepare for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
He hit out at some members of the election committee for “misleading” the public.
According to Mohamed, the members also “misrepresented” facts.
In his view, the Interim Speaker of the Lower House is the only one mandated to determine members who participate in Wednesday’s elections.