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In Somaliland, The Truth Prevailed
June 16, 2008
After the people of Somaliland regained their independence on 18th May 1990,
they passed through difficult times where the enemies plotted plans to fail the
nationhood of the country; the enemies created chaos between Somaliland tribes
to create instability in the country. Majority of these opponents are jealousy
Somalis, who misread the leadership of Somalia belongs to their tribe only and
they led Somalia many years. The jealousies attack anybody, which they feel
threat to their illicit believe of owning the leadership.
These illogic Somalis did not understand that if Somaliland rebuilds from the
destruction by the Siyad Barre’s men, and survives from the current chaos, which
paralyzed the country will benefit them directly or indirectly. They always
believe that if their part of Somalia fails then no other part should remain
progressive and developed. Somalis call such people jealousy.
Djibouti is good example of the advantage of being out of the Somalia, Djibouti
rejected to join Somalia after independence in 1977. Today, Djibouti is
government running its own affairs freely and fairly. The wise leadership of
Djibouti took right step in turning down the unity application, because if they
are part of Somalia, they could have end up similar Somali chaos. Djibouti
hosted many peace conferences for Somalis to solve their differences, and
Somaliland if gets independence will be similar to Djibouti or better.
These Somalis, who reject Somaliland, should see Somaliland as successful
example to pass the tribalism and clannish problems in Somalia. In Somaliland,
the tribes, who fought each other badly, came together and solved their
differences in order to establish better future for their children. This is
unique quality, which is inside every Somali but utilizing such quality needs
good thinking like Somaliland tribes. The eastern states of Somaliland,
including Sool, eastern Sanaag, Buuhoodle, and Saraar did not join the
development in Somaliland due to Puntland’s interferences in Somaliland Affairs.
But today, the people of these states understood and selected to join the
democracy rather than tribalism.
Abdullah Yusuf, the leader of Majeertaniya – Puntland, claimed the eastern
states of Somaliland by the name of tribalism. After winning majority of
Majeerteen support, he formed the fake government – Puntland – in 1998. Abdullah
Yusuf created Puntland to win the leadership of Somalia, and he did. He had no
intension of developing neither the people nor Puntland. Today, he is in
Mogadishu dreaming to lead Somalia under gun point of Ethiopia.
The enemies of Somaliland exaggerated the recent political deadlock between the
Somaliland Opposition Parties and the Government. The enemies told the world
that Somaliland is disintegrating; they told current deadlock will be the
finishing of Somaliland; they tried to hide the reality in Somaliland that
people, government and opposition parties have common goal, to protect the
integrity and stability of the country.
On 3rd June 2008, Somaliland Opposition Parties and Ruling Party signed history
deal, rescheduling the election timetable up to April 2009. Somaliland has
objectives of registering its citizens before the next election, which is very
rare plan in Africa. Today, in Africa, there are very few countries doing free
and fair elections like Somaliland. But this never happened in Somali history.
The enemies failed to understand that our political difference don’t reflect
from our national interest. In Somaliland, national interest and promoting
democracy is top priority among Opposition and the Government.
Somaliland is the first Somali-speaking nation in the history to have free and
fair democracy. Somaliland has Opposition (Kulmiya and UCID) and ruling party
UDUB. The opposition has majority in the Parliament and Speaker of the
Parliament is from the opposition. The ruling party UDUB won 2003 Presidential
election in 80 votes over Kulmiya. This is free and fair election. There are
similarities between Somaliland and USA democracies, where opposition rules the
Parliament House in both the countries.
The President of Somaliland comes on election and goes by voting. Tribalism has
no place in Somaliland election because the current President of Somaliland
Dahir Riyale Kahin is not from the tribe “Isaaq”, which the enemies always
accuse for overlooking and forcing the other non-Isaaq tribes to remain within
Somaliland. The enemies sometimes call Somaliland as Isaaq-Land. The president
invalidated such illogic claims by the enemies to downgrade Somaliland
independence and democracy.
Somaliland people solve their difference on roundtable and discussions,
Somaliland succeeded to create unique form of problem solving. This shows the
world, Somaliland people have one common objective “To Keep Somaliland
Independent”, which always leads them to settle their differences. In
Somaliland, national interest is important than tribe unlike Somalia, where
Abdullah Yusuf of Majeerteen is killing the Hawiyo civilians on bases of old
bad-feelings between the two tribes – Hawiyo and Majeerteen.
After observing 2003 Somaliland Presidential election, the South African
Observer Mission on Somaliland Presidential Election of 14th April 2003 issued
statement on
<http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1348911,00.html> In other
hand the Norwegian Electoral Observers Mission by Berit Nissing Lindeman and
Stig Jarle Hansen issued statement on freeness and fairness of Somaliland
Election on <http://www.humanrights.uio.no/forskning/publ/nr/2003/08/nordem_report-contents.html>
These were all positive reports on Somaliland election result.
This is Somaliland democracy and the world narrates; it is unique democracy in
Africa and Middle East; the UN, EU, AU, IGAD and Arab League should support
these hardworking citizens of Somaliland.
Recently one of the Anti-Somaliland websites in Puntland (www.garooweonline.com)
narrated the democracy progress in Somaliland and the power of negotiation in
Somaliland in its editorial column titled as (Somaliland's young democracy
survives a major blow).
On 14th June 2008, UNDP donated vehicles to Somaliland Ministry of Justice and
Police. UNDP realized the importance of Somaliland Judiciary System and Police
to serve the public. UNDP don’t support the warlords in Somalia but only to the
growing democracies.
When minor problem takes place in Somaliland, the enemies try to increase the
size of the problem, because they believe their interest is in Somaliland’s
failure. The enemies including the trash-talker and doomsayer Muhamad
Megalonmmatis. He always writes character killing articles to downgrade
Somaliland, instead Somaliland grows stronger and broader from critics. The
Doomsayer Megalonmmatis told the world that Somaliland is disintegrating before
15th May 2008, but Somaliland proved him wrong after the historic agreement over
election timetable on 3rd June 2008.
The world understood that trash-talker Megalonmmatis is erroneous and writes
based on wrong information given by tribal-minded Somalis mainly from Ogaden
tribe.
Megalonmmatis writes about four articles everyday to downgrade Somaliland
without proper information and in unethical manner. He keeps repeating the
information of his old articles with character killing titles. The title of the
article is important for him but the contents are the same.
If readers examine his articles, he/she will discover same contents repeated in
each article about Somaliland. The reader understands that Megalonmmatis is
either mad or paid mercenary by unrealistic Somalis trying to achieve personal
interests.
These unrealistic Somalis believe that united Somalia can liberate the 5th
Region of Ethiopia. They always fail to take their share in the federal
government of Ethiopia; they don’t represent the inhabitant of the 5th Region of
Ethiopia; they are mercenaries trying to achieve their personal objectives at
the expenses of the poor people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia. The people in
that region need food and clothing, everyday there is tens dying for hunger.
So, it is good for Megalonmmatis and his illogic Somalis, who give him erroneous
information, to support their brothers in the 5th Region of Ethiopia instead of
attacking the rich and prosperous Somaliland.
The people of Ogaden tribe in Ethiopia need food and shelter; these people don’t
need character killing articles on the internet; the ogaden people in the 5th
Region of Ethiopia did not even see the computers and modern technology; they
are struggling to get he basic livings due to illegal activities of ONLF and Al-Itahad
Al-Islamia in the region. The people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia consider
Somaliland as brothers and do business with them like trading their livestock
with Somaliland.
Again, ONLF (Ogaden National Liberation Front) and terrorist organization Al-Itahad
Al-Islamiya don’t represent the people of the 5th Region of Ethiopia. The
Somalis living in Ethiopia are part of 68 million Ethiopians. They have
representatives and leaders in the Federal Government of Ethiopia; they had
brave leaders like late Abdul Majid Hussein. ONLF and Al-Itahad Al-Islamiya are
those killing the innocent people of the 5th Region of Ethiopia, they always
fire the Ethiopian Army bases from the villages.
At end of the day, ONLF calls the UN and Human Rights Organizations to look into
the dead bodies of the innocent citizens of 5th Region of Ethiopia.
Unfortunately, Human Rights Organizations failed to ask the killer and murder of
the people. They are ONLF, who always fire the Ethiopian Army at the middle of
the women and children, who later dies at the cross fire.
Ethiopia carries out projects in the 5th Region of Ethiopia; there are schools
and hospitals. But unfortunately, illegitimate terrorist organizations like ONLF
and Al-Itahad Al-Islamiya misleads the people against their own government –
Ethiopia. Ethiopia is willing to help the people in the region, if and only if
they remove these organizations out of their areas because they are enemy groups
as per Ethiopian government.
ONLF is planning to rename the 5th Region of Ethiopia after “OGADEN” tribe.
Ogaden tribe makes about 40% of the people living in the region. So, what about
the other tribes like Hawiyo, Harti and Isaaq who live in the 5th Region of
Ethiopia? Does ONLF theory of “Republic of Ogaden” mean state for only Ogaden
tribe members? Can one tribe be a government? Will the other tribes accept the
name Ogaden to be called? These and many other questions will come if the 5th
Region of Ethiopia gets independence, which is not possible in next 1000 years
because the majority of the people support the federal government.
Conclusion
Somaliland democracy grown up at the hands of its and truth will always prevail,
regardless of the trash-talking by some writers. Somaliland is in strong
position and nobody can send them back to failed unity. Arabic proverb says “The
false don’t last long” so as the articles of Megalonmmatis.
About the people living in the 5th Region of Ethiopia, Somaliland wishes them
rich, secure and prosperous region. Somaliland always remains in their side
against the terrorist organizations, and Somaliland will not be a save heaven
for ONLF.
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Source: Hadhwanaag News
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