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By T. Roble
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Just when the country breathed a sigh of relief following Jubbaland and Puntland’s acceptance to drop electoral preconditions seemingly ending a gruesome circus, President Mohamed Farmaajo muddied the waters again assenting into an unconstitutional decree expected to fuel another electoral crisis.
The signing of the unilateral resolution which purports to expand the Senate to 67 members by allocating Banaadir region 13 seats is the latest political spanner dispensed by Farmaajo with the net effect of creating more wrangles and extending his stay in office.
The resolution was passed by the Lower House where Farmaajo commands immense control last June following clamour for the representation of the people of Mogadishu in the Senate. The import of such a resolution would mean Banaadir region now gains the same status as the Federal Member States. There is no doubt that Banaadir which houses the country’s capital needs representation in parliam
Addis Standard staffs
Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has contradicted proven reports of Eritrea’s presence and participation in the armed conflict in Tigray.
Ambassador Dina denied Eritrean troops’ participation at a press briefing he gave to local media on January 20. “We have seen reports about Eritrean troops that have crossed into Ethiopia to help the government of Ethiopia during its law enforcement operation in Tigray and the measures taken against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),” the Spokesperson said.
His assertion is in direct contradiction of the remarks by Major General Belay Seyoum, Commander of the Northern Command, and Atakilti Hailesilasie, the federally appointed interim mayor of Mekelle City. It also goes against latest report by Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) whose investigators filed firsthand accounts from residents of Humera confirming the prese