Somaliland: President Opens First 100 Days Action Plan Meeting

[Deeq A.]

HARGEISA— The President, Col. Musa Bihi Abdi officially opened a four day consultative national action plan dubbed as (Somaliland National Plan II). The event which has kicked off on Saturday and which was held at Hotel Royal Palace saw the attendance of the vice president, the new cabinet ministers, and Head of Somaliland’s Civil Service Commission. The mission of the consultative meeting is to jot down the plans that the new administration led by Col. Musa Bihi and his gov’t is about to implement in the First 12o days in office. Ways to boost collaborative efforts among various government agencies and to prevent from lack of cooperation is high on the agenda of the meeting.

The President, HE. Musa Bihi has articulated that the cabinet must be the central machine carrying out the projects that the new administration is about to implement in its tenure. His excellency, incumbent president in his speech at the meeting has stresses that the government must change the promises during election campaign into actions and deeds. The promises made by the incumbent leadership and used as a ticket for the presidential election is enshrined in Somaliland National Plan 2.

Mr. Bihi has apprised the attendees that 23 ministers that is being appointed must formulate plans on three monthly , six monthly and yearly basis plans. He stated that the mission is to write down the immediate projects that will be carried within the first 120 days in office. The president remarked that the ministers are serving for the nation and do not represent particular clan. He informed that serving for all citizens on equal and fair basis is a first priority for his government. He took for instance that the president himself was not elected by a particular clan.