Somalia President attends 26 June Independence ceremony in Mogadishu

President of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has last night attended the celebrations of the 59th anniversary of the Independence of Somaliland from Britain and congratulated, as he called unity to all the Somali people.

The event was attended by the Speaker of the Upper House of Parliament Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, the chairman of Supreme court Baashe Yusuf Ahmed, the Governor of Banadir region and the Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow), Information Minister and Chairman of the Executive Board Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareye, members of the Council of Ministers, the Commander of the Armed Forces, the Diplomats and various sections of the community.

The President’s speech at the ceremony highlighted the importance of the 26th of June as a remembrance for our people as it was the first light of independence.

“The role of the colonist fighters and the unity of the Somali community has started from Somaliland, as they have used their power and creativity to disseminate the unique national feeling of Somalism with Somalis to live together in one state under one flag,” added president Farmajo

President Farmajo has urged the Somali people to reflect on the good history of our country, calling on Somaliland brothers to take on the lead to the unity of the Somali people again.

President Farmajo said the sense of unity and solidarity is common among the Somali people, despite difficult circumstances that we are going through.

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