By Farah Ali Hassan,

Premier Geeddi's speech in Baidoa shortly after he came home from Addis Ababa where he was for crisis meeting with Ethiopian government to sort out the Premier's differences with President Abdillahi Yusuf Ahmed, gives all indications that political pressure is taking toll on him.

His speech contained inflammatory remarks that can be interpreting as his verdict on the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Geeddi made two contradictory remarks about armed groups behind Mogadishu's mayhem. At one point he instructed.

Benadir regional administration to be tough with trouble-makers wearing security forces uniform. At he end of the speech he encouraged people of Mogadishu to take the'law'into their hands and defend themselves against the armed trouble makers.

“They defeated twenty one year old dictatorship, and I don't think they will find it hard to challenge us [TFG] because we are weak."

In short Premier Geeddi shot himself in the foot. More than twenty of his cabinet are asking for the Premier to face a vote pf confidence in the parliament. Questions were raised about his competence to do the job. Donor countries have been reluctant to trust the TFG with huge sums of money for reconstruction.

It is clear that Geeddi alienated not only his cabinet but also his consistency, Mogadishu. He is known to have been against a political engagement with Islamic Courts' leaders for fear of his position. Now that he gave armed insurgents a green light to attack TFG soldiers, one wonders why he wants to cling to the title of Solae Prime Minster. He is no longer symbol of the TFG.

Farah Ali Hassan, OHIO

Farah.alihassan@gmail.com