The electoral talks in Dhusamareb hit a brick-wall on Friday night forcing President Mohamed Farmaajo to travel back to Mogadishu in what now casts a grim shadow on the fate of elections in Somalia.
The Federal Government moved in immediately on Friday night to let the world know that Jubballand leader Ahmed Madobe was responsible for the collapsed talks. Information Minister Osman Dube, who has a penchant for press conferences said that Madobe was responsible for the failure of the talks.
In building a case against Madobe, the minister said the Federal government could not withdraw federal troops from Gedo region owing to the recent fighting there that claimed over ten lives. Acording to minister Dube, the Government proposed that AMISOM police observe the elections in Gedo region but Madobe declined. He added that there was no way a new administration could be appointed in Gedo since there was no agreement on the differences that resulted in the fighting.
