His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today praised the progress towards building a local administration in the central Somali region of Hiiraan.
“We have had a high-level team from the Ministry of Interior working hard in Beledweyne for the past six weeks and I congratulate all parties for the progress they have made, overcoming differences and coming together in the interests of the region and the nation,” said the President. “Rebuilding a federal Somalia is a formidable task and we must do it step by step, region by region. There is plenty of work ahead and numerous challenges and we must maintain this hard-won momentum.”
A delegation from the Office of the President, accompanied by the Ministry of Interior and an international aid organisation, travelled to Beledweyne to be briefed on political progress by the deputy governor, district commissioner and the mayor of Beledweyne. The delegation also assessed a number of projects, including flood defences, road rehabilitation and the construction of a sports stadium.