76% of Somalilanders perceive corruption is common in Public offices – GGACC Statement

SOMALILAND.COM – The new chairman of Somaliland Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Commission (GGACC) Mr. Dayib Adan Haji Ali takes office after the former chairman Eng. Ahmed Jama Mohamoud was removed from his responsibility and remarkably be will be a member of the commission starting from the 30th of January, 2020.

According to the Establishing Law of Good Governance Commission  (NO.58/2012),  the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the commission and will be approved by a simple majority of the members of the commission and this is the reason why the former chairman was relieved from office.

A well-organized handover ceremony held at the GGACC headquarters in Hargeisa on 30^th  January, 2020 and  was attended by the deputy chairman, Mr. Liban Ismail Abdilahi, the recently appointed new Director General, Mr. Mohamoud Ismail Elmi, commission members,  GGACC staff, government official and other. The Deputy Chairman and the Director General of the commission, who firstly spoke at the handover ceremony, stated that the commission has elected the new chairman internally as part of strengthening its work in the country.

In his speech, the new chairman identified that he is committed to discharge the responsibilities of the commission as outlined by the law in order to promote the role of accountability in the public sector. He is the third chairperson since the GGACC was established in 2010.  “Somaliland will be an inhospitable place for corrupt individuals. I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from both the law enforcement and corporate background. I need the support of all stakeholders, particularly the Office of the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Media sector and Citizens in general” he said. The former chairman also briefed the activities succeeded by the commission during his leadership and announced that he will be closely working with new chairman in order to promote accountability in the public institutions.

According to the Somaliland National Corruption Perception Survey in 2013, about 76.6% of the people surveyed believed that corruption is common in public institutions and became customary and accepted as an informal part of everyday life.

Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi is empowering  GGACC to start a new campaign against corruption in the country in order to get back the confidence of the people like the combat of corruption is a pillar of Kulmiye manifesto in 2017-2022.

Historically, the Somaliland Good Governance and Anti-Corruption commission (GGACC) was established to combat corruption practices and to advise and ascertain a good governance system in Somaliland. The commission was established on August 26″, 2010 and approved by the Parliament in January 2013.

Office of the Public Awareness Department 

Date:  January30, 2020