The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has accused Ahmed Islam Madobe, the President of the semiautonomous state of Jubbaland, of reneging on the electoral deal signed in September.
On September 17, 2020, the FGS held a National Consultative Conference jointly with the leaders of Federal Member States (FMS).
Afterward, both sides signed an agreement providing details of the electoral model and other elections-related issues that had proved contentious, especially among politicians.
The September agreement also set the dates for elections in the country.
Local and parliamentary polls were set for December 2020 while the presidential elections were scheduled for February 2021.
Last week, Madobe said that Jubbaland would not take part in the elections unless President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo handed Gedo Region back to the semiautonomous state.
He also urged Farmaajo’s administration to remove National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) officers from the electoral commissions: failure to which there would be no elections.
Farmaajo’s administration seems to have taken Madobe’s comments seriously.
It issued a statement on Sunday stating that Madobe was under immense pressure from the Kenya, which is using him to interfere in Somalia’s internal affairs.