Somalia: Gardo gets new mayor

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GARDO, Somalia, September 23, 2015(Garowe Online)-A 29-member city council on Wednesday voted to elect a new mayor and his deputy in northeastern Gardo town, Garowe Online reports.

Abdi Saed Osman has gained 20 votes of the 29 cast by councilors against his running-mate, Farah Abdullahi.

During the second vote in which Abdirizak Omar Farah and Mohamud Ismael Salad vied for the deputy mayoral post, Farah has been picked.

Osman has long served with Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources, and succeeds Mohamed Saed Isse. 

GAROWE ONLINE 

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