Hargeisa (SL Times): An ASAD group, which joined the ruling UDUB party, has been rewarded with 3 cabinet posts.
ASAD was among 3 political organizations that after contesting last year’s local elections, failed to muster enough votes to become eligible for fielding candidates to run in coming presidential election. As a result, ASAD split last month into two groups with one of them joining UDUB and the other merging with KULMIYE.
Last Wednesday, President Rayale appointed Ismail Omer Adan as the country’s new Minister of Defense, while the portfolio of Public Works went to Osman Jama Qodah. Abdirahman Mohamed Ismail "Dihod" was named as Minister of Water and Mineral Resources.
The 3 new Ministers have been in the opposition for a long time before switching sides last month.
On the other hand, ASAD’s former Vice-President Abdirahman Aw Ali won KULMIYE party’s nomination for Vice-President. Mr. Aw Ali, a former Somaliland Vice-President and an SNM veteran joined KULMIYE last month.
KULMIYE’s candidate for President is Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud "Silanyo", a former SNM chairman and a one-time Somaliland cabinet Minister.
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