Hamza S. Yusuf
Dear Sir,
We are in the midst of a truly dynamic political metamorphosis in our fledgling country. We are finding our feet in what has previously been uncharted territory. The formation of political parties, the establishment of regional representative bodies, the implementation of a written constitution. In short, the process of political democratization, which under the right experienced leadership will see the political map of the Horn of Africa redrawn.
You Sir were a member of arguably, the youngest, most dynamic, most qualified party to guide us through this epoch of change, The KULMIYE Party. A party that as an entity in of itself has come to house the best thinkers our country has to offer. Sir, every individual has been given freedom of will and choice to do as they wish. At the offset you aligned yourself with the party that one assumes you felt best represented your wishes and aspirations for a better Somaliland and a better country for your people to live in. You put yourself forward as a candidate, along with numerous others, as the Party’s Vice-Presidential running mate to contest the upcoming elections.
Sir, after what has been nationally hailed and observed as a truly democratic process of voting, the party chose another candidate. It can only have one. Everyone is entitled to freedom of action but what you have done does not best serve your country or yourself. To cross benches for ideological reasons is one thing, but to quit a party you have worked for under a fit of pique in loosing a position sought is something else. Were you looking/working for the best for your country or the best Quursi for you? A fundamental question.
Sir, to run around now, bending the ear of any journalist who will listen and harping on about the mythical no-existent divisions you allege that have occurred within the party does not do justice to your honorable self. What is the point of the democratic process of unification under parties if every member who isn’t given one of the finite positions available decides to run away and cry foul?
Are you, our politicians here for us your people, to collectively make a better country for today and for future generations of Somalilanders or to get the best individual position in the now and present?
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