The National Consultative Council (NCC) Conference kicked off in Mogadishu on January 3, 2022.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was on hand to welcome guests to the first day of the conference on Monday.
The conference has attracted all the five regional state leaders.
Federal Member States (FMS) leaders have been arriving in the nation’s capital city since last week.
Today, leaders from Galmugud, Jubbaland, HirShabelle, Southwest, and Puntland attended the opening ceremony.
Opposition presidential candidates – under the Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) – are at the conference too.
The purpose of the conference is to find solutions for the ongoing parliamentary polls.