By Jama Feyte, Journalist and Horn of Africa Analyst
In a statement released by the the Traditional Leadership Council of the Sanaag and Highland regions, led by the Grand Sultan of the Warsengeli have in the strongest terms denounced the proposed FSG Sponsored Khaatumo meeting which will be held in Las Anod town.
The Press statement by the Warsengeli Traditional leaders read as follow:-
Date: 8th July, 2025
We, the Traditional Leadership Council of the Sanaag and Highland regions, whose names are listed below, hereby declare the following points:
1. The Sanaag and Highland regions are integral parts of the territories upon which the Puntland State was founded in 1998. Their status within Puntland remains unchanged. We call upon the Puntland Government to actively work towards the development and defense of these regions.
2. We categorically state that no political conference has been convened by the clans, nor have any binding decisions resulted from such a gathering.
3. We declare to the Khaatumo traditional leadership and its administration that they hold no mandate to represent the clans of the Sanaag and Highland regions at the purported conference in Las Anod. We are not participants in any outcomes of that conference, nor are we prepared to engage in activities taking place there.
4. We appeal to the traditional leadership of our brotherly clans of the Siciid Harti lineage to fully respect the self-governance of the clans in the Sanaag and Highland regions. This is essential for peaceful coexistence among the clans and prevents estrangement between kindred and allied communities.
5. To the International Community, we affirm that we have not agreed to establish any conference or new administration, nor have we entered into any pact or understanding to that effect.
6. Finally, we urge the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to confine itself to the areas under its elected mandate and refrain from interfering in the affairs of our brotherly and allied clans.
Issued by the following Traditional Leaders:
* Sultan Siciid Sultan Abdisalaan Garaad Maxamuud Cali-Shire
* Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdullahi Cartan
* Islaan Hussein n Haji Abdisalaan
* Chief Mohamed Chief Ibrahim Maakhiri
* Garaad Mohamed Garaad Abdullahi Ali Ciid