Hargeysa, February 16, 2009 – “I will step down if i loose the election” said President Riyale yesterday in the opening of a new factory in Aw-Barkhadle, 30km from the capital city of Hargeysa.

The President who is giving a speech at the ceremony said the elections will take place and he is ready to accept and step down if the election falls in the favor of the opposition. He asked the opposition leaders to do the same if he wins the election. The President promised that the elections will be peaceful, fair and free.

“I promise from my side that the elections will be held in a peaceful environment. This will be the fourth elections since we had three in the past” Said the President. “There is no question in my side that i will handover the presidency the same day if i loose the elections, and i hope my friends (the opposition leaders) will do the same” He concluded.

The President warned against the elections to be a destructive and hoped to be a continuation of what Somaliland achieved in the past years.

Source: Somalilandpress.com

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