HARGEISA–Politicians, parliamentarians in Somaliland house of representatives and house of elders elected from Sool and Buhodle provinces have made an apology the Somaliland populace over verbal offending on May 18, the state’s Independence national Day by Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Dahkool who is a parliamentarian elected from Sool region and is behind bars. The parliamentarians have said that they deplored of the disappointing statement from Dhakol that have hurt Somaliland populace in the first place. They have not only apologized the disheartening statement to the public but also to the government. Mr. Said Mohamed Elmi, MP elected from Sool region made the apology in a press conference held yesterday in Hargeisa. The parliamentarian has said that the decision to recapture Somaliland lost independence as a unanimous one reached by all populace residing in Somaliland but was not a decision unilaterally reached by one tribe. He said the statement from the arrested MP was not what the people in his constituency also share with him. Former health minister, Hon. Ahmed Hasan Ali aka “Asowe” has told that it was a must to say sorry to Somaliland people over the offending remarks from their colleague lawmaker. He added that this was a decision reached by the intellectuals living in Sool and Buhodle to express regrets over statements from the legislator.
