The extension of Farmajo poses a threat to the security and stability of Somalia, and it must be canceled and elections should be held

 Farmajo has issued a decree that stripped General Sadiq John, the former director of the police in the capital, Mogadishu, of the military rank as well as of his other rights.

Also, against the backdrop of General John's attempt to prevent the Somali People's Assembly from convening last Monday to approve the extension, considering the matter a threat to the security, safety and stability of Somalia.

The response to the extension decision was that the National Rescue Forum, which includes the President of the Senate in the outgoing Federal Parliament Abdi Hashi Abdullah, the states of Puntland, the Union of Presidential Candidates, and the Council of Politicians of Somaliland, held a meeting, during which they stressed that the extension decision approved by the Somali People's Assembly has been nullified. And they indicated that it poses a threat to the security, stability and unity of the Somali people, and the people are calling for elections.

The forum promised and pledged to take all available steps, in consultation with the various sectors of the Somali people, to confront the illegal extension and the attempt to hijack the fate of the country, work to find solutions to manage the transitional phase and try to hold elections and cancel the extension.