Somalia: Puntland President appoints new Minister
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- Posted On 13-10-2016, 02:12AM
GAROWE, Puntland- President of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gas, has appointed new Minister of Ports and Marine Ministry in a presidential decree after dismissing former Minister Abdulahi Jama Saleh, on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.
The new official Saed Mohamed Rage, held the same position as Ports and Marine Minister during the previous government term of President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole.
The dismissal comes amid failure of Puntland government to implement the expansion project of Bossaso port after signing bilateral agreement with Palestinian businessman whose residing in UAE.
It’s noteworthy that Minister Saleh was one of the main campaigners to sign the bilateral agreement between Puntland and the Palestinian businessman.
However, Puntland government is expected to do major cabinet reshuffle in the coming period, after reports emerged that majority of the Ministries halted to perform its functions.
Recently, some Puntland ministers have resigned from their posts following failure of Puntland government to financially support activities and operations of their ministries.
Puntland, located in northeastern region of Somalia, has declared to be autonomous state in 1998 but remains under the Somali federal member states.
GAROWEONLINE
