SOMALIA’S PRESIDENT WANTS MO FARAH TO RETURN TO HELP COUNTRY
Somalia president has said he wants the Olympic Gold medallist Mo Farah to help secure the country’s increasing stability by leading the return of “highly qualified” exiles to work for the government.
The former professor compared the situation in his country to that of Europe in 1945 but said there was an opportunity to restore a functioning government after 22 years of civil war.
Describing exiles as his country’s greatest asset, Mr Mahmoud said he would use a London conference jointly organised by Britain and the Somalian government to establish ambitious programmes to rebuild health, education and government services.
He said he intended to approach the double Olympic gold medallist who was born in Somalia but sent to school in Britain to come home to help promote reconciliation.
“People like Mo Farah have a very big role in reconciliation and trust building in Somalia,” he told The Daily Telegraph. “Mo [Farah] can be a very good role model for young people. It’s a good time to seek the support of people like Mo Farah