A total of 390 council members elected in the one-person, one-vote election held in Mogadishu on December 25 of last year are expected to be sworn in today, election commission officials have confirmed.
The ceremony is planned to take place at the Somali National University campus, and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is expected to attend in person.
The Federal Government is aiming for the Banadir district councilors to promptly begin carrying out their national duties.
The delay in swearing in these officials was attributed to the need to complete the country’s constitution and ensure a proper legal framework for their mandates.
Similar one-person, one-vote elections are also expected to take place in the South West, Galmudug, and Hirshabelle federal member states.
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