Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow is the new Mayor of Mogadishu

[Che -Guevara]

Thabit sacked.

 

I could already see demos and what have you.

[galbeedi]

well, this Tabit guy did a lot of work, but he also spent a lot of time campaigning to take center stage.

 

He was pushing too much. at this stage of securing both Mogadishu and the country in general, the government can not afford to start a painstaking issue to debate the status of the capital. He was told to postpone the Mogadishu issue at the moment , yet he ignored and reintroduced again.

 

He did not understand that Mogadishu is the only place the government is ruling directly and Khayre can not give that to Tabit. This  idea of directly challenging the prime minister is politically motivated move by Tabit to prepare for future campaigns.

 

C/raxman Yariisaw has shown throughout the years as one of the few southern politicians who is 100% pro state building. He is also a loyal soldier and a team player.  

[maakhiri1]

Eng Yariisow, looked professional, able to grasp quickly what is required,  Good luck to him.

[Old_Observer]

If its the removal of the IDPs that did it, looks good on the SFG. A federal minister had stated that it is under investigation.

 

Looks like was simple removal/kicking out. No alternate place provided, no consideration given to sanitaion facilities, school etc.

[YoniZ]

Xaajadu waa Xamar Xisaab,  Xarardheere Xoog.

 

A guy from Xarardheere (Thabit) is replaced with a guy from Xamar (Yariisow). Beesha Thabit waa inay Shabaab ka xoreeyaan Xarardheere, kadibna gudoomiye degmo ha uga raadiyeen wiilkooda halkaas.

 

I liked this Thabit guy as a young mayor working with youth grassroots. However, he lost his mojo, the same day he sought alliances with the crooked Gadhcas.

 

The days of misusing the capital for clan hegemony are numbered. Whoever advising this government is well rounded visionary.

[cadnaan1]

Thabit markii uu ogaaday in shaqada laga eryi rabo ayuu wuxuu sameeyey mayoral election xalay oo laba sano loogu doortay.i m not sure who advised him to do that it was very childish behaviour.

[Duufaan]

It was about time this guys  to leave the  office. He had zero experience working on government job. He started well  building relationship but suddenly he became part of the anarchist and the  criminal gangs in modish. They used him as another tool to hinder things moving forward. Yariisow will do much better with the 20 million + that banadir region either receives from the government or collects as taxes.

[Yunis]

Thabit was doing great work until he failed the trappings of the Mogadishu Status. He took the bait of few HAG politicians who pushed this issue as an opportune uprise trigger for the Unuka community who fully supported the government.

[Holac]

I don’t mind the President removing a mayor he named in the first place, but I think the Federal government lost a great opportunity here.

 

To me, the entire case against Thabit focused on tapering down Thabit’s political rise. Many of Farmaajo’s supporters accuse the mayor of “upstaging” the government. This is the most absurd argument a national salvation government can make. It is trivial and misses the point of what the national priorities must be. If Thabit was doing great things, as many in government circles acknowledge, why not let him do even more by supporting him and giving him the resources he needs?

 

If Thabit was a “rising political threat” making deals with the opposition and had to be “dealt with”, as many on the Federal government camp are insisting, why not get rid of him before the President embarked on that very successful trip to the North? Farmaajo had an opportunity to change the narrative from opposition talking points and focus on rebuilding and reconciliation. The Federal government fell right into another political trap by infuriating yet another influential community in the capital. The news cycle is back to Farmaajo’s government and its political shortcomings in Mogadishu instead of the Presiden't very successful trip to Puntland and Galmudug.

 

Another important point to make is that Farmaajo’s government has developed a habit of being reactive rather than proactive. It stays complicit in things until there is a negative press that impacts its reputation. It is decisions are not driven by principles. An example of this was the eviction of the 4000 innocent people from government land. From all we know, Farmaajo and Kheyre knew about the coming evictions and were informed before Farmaajo left Mogadishu.  Even if the top officials were not aware, the federal government could have stopped the eviction order the day it was announced. Instead it waited for days until the news spread everywhere.

 

My last point is, why appoint Mohamed Toulah and Omar Abdirizakh, two diehard loyalists who worked on Farmaajo’s campaign, as vice mayors?  

 

The Somali people are desperate for a lasting leadership. The country must move beyond the political score-settling.

 

 

 

[Dahireeto]

Thabit served at the pleasure of the president. But the government must take clan sensitives into account when making high profile changes. 

[Che -Guevara]

The man tried to seel Ceelgaab, unforgivable. In the words of Musa Sudi, 

Aree Thaabit kabo ka waa wayn aas gashaday.

 

 

[Che -Guevara]

Better analysis by Abdi Samatar

 

Muxuu salka ku hayaa muranka ka dhashay maqaamka Muqdisho?

 

http://www.bbc.com/somali/war-42762965 

[Che -Guevara]

[Mourad1]

Two Presidents who had a tremendous amount of influence in the Benadir region have left the issue concerning the status of capital unresolved. The issue is highly divisive and polarizing. Why force the issue when anti-government forces are still very active. 

 

On the other side as the head of the executive branch of the capital, the job description is very clear. Lawmaking is a different job. Therefore, if members of the executive council disagree with the policy that is implemented then they have the right to resign from the council. 

[Che -Guevara]