The new Governor of Hiiraan was escorted by the army as he moved into his office in Beledweyne.
Governor Muse Salad Welihye asked the military officers to escort him to his office fearing that the locals would cause mayhem.
The Governor feared that the ongoing regional power struggle would interfere with his assumption of office.
Members of the HirShabelle administration accompanied the new Governor to office.
Welihye arrived at the town by road. Afterward, he walked to office surrounded by the delegation comprising military personnel and members of the HirShabelle administration.
HirShabelle President Ali Hussein Gudlawe appointed Welihye the new Governor on Sunday.
He took this move after sending the immediate former Governor Abdillahi Maalin Sufurow.
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