Hundreds of Thousands of Kismayo Residents Rally In Support Of Ahmed Madobe

Kismayo May 26 2013 (SDN) —Hundreds of thousands of Kismayo Residents have rallied today in support of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe’s leadership at Kismayu. The demonstration comes after the federal government in Mogadishu showed reluctance to Ahmed Madobe’s leadership in Jubaland administration. The demonstrators chanted slogans against Somalia’s federal government calling to stop intervening Jubaland administration. The demonstrators chanted along the major highways in the city and finally camped at the city center. Meanwhile, Mogadishu argues that the process that led to the election of Madobe was unconstitutional. It is also understood that Mogadishu feels that it was left out of the process. The federal government also says that the process was dominated by one clan and that it would never assist in the defeat of Al-Shabaab. It is also understood that Somalia’s federal government is opposed to the new administration at Kismayu on grounds that it was formed too early.

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