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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, December 19, 2009 (SL Times) – In an indication that the
political campaign is heating up in Somaliland, Kulmiye party came under
fire from the ruling UDUB party.
The Campaign Manager of UDUB, Osman Abdillahi Egal, accused Kulmiye of
having links with al-Shabaab and claimed that Kulmiye’s Foreign
Secretary is going around the world telling countries not to recognize
Somaliland as long as President Dahir Rayale Kahin is in office.
Kulmiye’s Campaign Manager for the western regions, Eng. Bashe Abdi
Gabobe, refuted those charges. He said he does not want to respond every
time to the ridiculous charges made by Osman Abdillahi Egal whose job is
to campaign for UDUB but instead of doing that spends his time insulting
Kulmiye. He also pointed out that Kulmiye had already filed a legal case
against Osman Abdillahi Egal for libel and defamation of Kulmiye party
when he accused it of having links with al-Shabaab.
Bashe Abdi Gabobe also defended Kulmiye party’s foreign affairs
secretary, Dr. Mohamed Omer, from claims by UDUB that he has been
actively lobbying against Somaliland’s recognition. “Mohamed Omer works
hard for Somaliland and was able to contact the highest levels of the US
government, such as his meeting with Donald Payne, something that
Somaliland’s government was unable to do,” added Bashe Abdi Gabobe.
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