The Minister of Interior, Federal and Local Government of Puntland, Abdi Farah Said Juxa has denied reports that President Said Abdullahi Deni intends to extend his term.
Juxa pointed out that it won’t be possible for an extension to take place in Puntland, adding that the only thing that needs to be done is to hold the election that coincides with the end of the constitutional term of President Deni.
Abdi Farah Syed Juha, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Local Government of Puntland emphasized that hundreds of lives were in the past lost on the matter sorrounding extension and that the people learned enough lesson from this and such decision they should never go back to it .
As a minister, he indicated that he is confirming that his ministry is taking responsibility for elections to take place in Puntland so that the people of that state can choose political organizations to move away from long-term elections.
“Is there an extension, that word has been repeated severally, the President responded and said that there is nothing, there is no extension and it is not possible, there is an election that the Government is looking for” said the Minister of Interior Puntland.
“The issue of extension of Puntland has already passed. In the last three years, when the conflict that was supposed to be extended happened, we know what happened. Hundreds died. The bitter lesson learnt is enough and that there is an election. , and the government is taking that route” Abdi Farah Said Juxa.
Said Abdullahi Deni, is the 6th President of Puntland winning the election conducted on January 8, 2019.
