The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has congratulated Somali legislators for electing new parliamentary leadership.
IGAD commended the House of the People (Lower House) for electing new Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
Lower House elected the new leadership on April 27-28.
Sheikh Adan Madobe is the new Speaker of the Lower House.
Sa’diya Yasin Haji Samatar and Abdullahi Omar Abshirow would deputize him as the First Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker respectively.
As per the IGAD statement, which is dated April 29, the election of the new parliamentary leadership is a huge milestone in the country’s electoral calendar.