A member of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Parliament is concerned about the strong influence the diaspora are exerting on the country’s politics.
Talking to Shabelle, a broadcaster in Mogadishu on Thursday, Mr Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade, who is also a former Agriculture minister, accused the diaspora Somalis of serving foreign interests.
He claimed that they were behind the creation of over 100 mini regional authorities in the country, a development, he noted, was further dividing the war-ravaged country.
“The diaspora are worse than the radical Islamists,” stressed the MP.
“After the defeat of al-Shabaab (the feared Islamist group opposing the Transitional Federal Government), the diaspora will be the next troublemakers,” he added.
“I warn you to get ready to fight the diaspora,” Mr Habsade said.
He added that those returning from abroad were only busy creating small authorities, adding fuel to the political confusion in Somalia.
National unity
Mr Habsade, a former faction leader and militia commander in the 1990s and 2000s in Bay and Bakol regions, southwest of Mogadishu, expressed concerned that the Somalis returning from outside were reversing the gains that the country had made.
Source: Africa Review
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21/05/2011
Mr Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade an MP in TFG said “the next battle of Somali Goverment is REGIONAL STATES created and funded by Somali diaspora” . I think the MP has a genuine concern of his worries of creation of this ” states”. I share with Mr Mohamed Habsade that these regional states are in no good for Somalia and to Somali people. I strongly disagree the Mr Mohamed Habsade he should first resign the participation of TFG and his membership of TFG parlement. Because the TFG or the FEDERAL political form the Somali government adopted gives legal basis of these regional states. If we abandon the FEDERALISM we also get rid off legal basis of these regional states. In the eyes of Somalis in every where these regional states will deligitimised and their abolishment will quick and easy. So Mr Habsade should first resign from TFG then work for abolishment of Regional States. These Regional states serve for dividing the courty into minicule regional states which will depend on foreign states for their survival. The Somalis in the diaspora contribute the directly in different forms like fund rising, organising different events, and even sending delegations to the regions they came from, and inviting some members that regions. I claim every Somali who loves his country wants and yearns very much to see his country United not divided. So brothers and sister form Somalia lets work together to acheive this noble work.