-The government has re-kindled its foreign relations with several countries hence at the same time strengthened them, he adds
By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland, His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro has noted that the “The government will have zero tolerance as far as corruption is concerned”.
The Head of State has once again warned that his administration will have zero tolerance as far as corruption is concerned.
He at the same time revealed that the government has re-kindled its foreign relations with several countries hence at the same time strengthened them.
The statements were part and parcel of the President’s speech as he addressed a large audience at the Presidency at a documentary event that gave the presentation of what the administration has done in its 100 days in office as per its pledge.
He said, “We have strengthened our foreign policy, as our aspiration is to become an independent country. The great conference (World Governments Summit 2025) I attended in the UAE was attended by one hundred and forty-four countries. It was a great occasion and our message was conveyed there. We hope that our message has reached the majority of the world”.
He continued, “We thank all Somaliland’s friends in the world wherever they are, and we hope that the efforts will be fruitful hence in the near future and we will achieve our long-cherished goal.”
He pointed out the government’s performance would reflect upon its future plight.
He stated, “I remind you that every decision we make, every action we take, every criticism made, will have an impact on the people’s trust in us again”.
He noted the first hundred days of the government’s activities were based on the basis of the WADDANI party’s political program, which consisted of the pillars documented.
He pointed out that his administration was open to positive and constructive criticism, while saying, “We are not here tonight to boast to the people, but we are here to tell the people what we have achieved in the past hundred days. I tell all the various officials that every citizen has the right to criticize us, and we should listen and confidently respond to or correct any criticism that is made of us.”
The President said that the government has undertaken difficult tasks in the past 100 days and was thankful that he got support.
He said, “We have undertaken difficult tasks in the past 100 days. We have undertaken difficult tasks which we could not have overcome without the supportive participation of the people, the officials charged with various tasks, the clerics, the councils of elders and representatives, the ministers, the directors general, and the high command of the armed forces”.
He was thankful that as concerns the absorption and integration of the various local communities’ militia forces into the mainstream national armed forces, the task and effort are almost complete and that only a few lots remain, which he said that he expects it to draw to close in the coming days.
“We have embarked on the program to modernize the various national forces, which has also ended. I am grateful to the ministerial committee that I appointed for this task, the technical committee, and the Electoral Commission, who also gave us great support in implementing this task”, he said.
The President of Somaliland also said that his government is up to reform the country’s economic system; he said, “We are striving to reform our economic system and modernize it, which will enable the financial institutions, led by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, to make our economic system based on accountability”.
He added, “As mentioned, we have stopped all the institutions that used to collect private revenue. Every shilling that the government receives today goes directly to the Treasury. We have decided that every shilling that this nation owns will go to the government treasury”.
He ended by underscoring the fact that his administration will have a zero-tolerance stance against corruption and state pilfers.
