Puntland Parliament ‘Denies Itself the Right to Debate DP World Agreement’

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Garowe ( PP News ) —  Puntland Parliament held a session to debate  a request from the Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni about the DP World Agreement to run Bosaso Port.

“Puntland President asked for the Parliament to leave to the executive branch all matters concerning the agreement between DP World and Puntland State. The agreement was passed by the Parliament, and it is legally binding. We are going to put the request to a vote” said Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, the Speaker of Puntland Parliament. 49 MPs attended the session. 39 MPs voted in favour of the request, 11 MPs abstained on the request. 

Rubber-stamp: Puntland Parliament will no longer be able to debate DP World Agreement to run Bosaso Port.

Last week, Puntland President Said A. Deni returned to Puntland from a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he had met DP World executives about delayed implementation of the agreement. 

Contact law experts believe that DP World has breached the contract when it ceased to be a publicly traded company to enable the UAE government to settle debts it owed.

“A private equity company may buy interests of DP World, and this will have an impact on the agreement with Puntland State of Somalia” says a contracts law expert in London.

In August Abdiasis Said Ga’amey, an MP, accused DP World of a breach of contract.  “By treating the DP World Agreement to run Bosaso Port as a matter solely for the executive, Puntland parliamentarians have denied themselves the right to debate the agreement.

The role of Puntland Parliament to rubber-stamp proposals from the presidency got deepened” said Mohamud Aden, a retired civil servant.

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