The Jubbaland and Puntland regional governments became the first administrations to appoint members of the electoral commissions, just days after the election agreement was signed in Mogadishu.
The move by the two presidents will dispel Farmajo's accusations that Puntland and Jubbaland leaders are refusing to allow the country to go to the polls.
Ahmed Madobe on June 1st submitted to the prime minister's office the transfer of members of the Jubbaland administration to the federal, state, and dispute resolution commissions.
Ahmed Madobe's nominees will have a total of 12 members representing Jubbaland in the electoral commissions, which he said were based on consultations and implementation of the September 17th agreement.
In a statement issued on February 2, the office of the President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, named eight members to the Puntland Electoral Commission.
The letter from President Deni to the members was circulated to the office of Prime Minister Roble, stating that she had information from the office of the outgoing president, Farmajo.
The regional governments of Jubbaland and Puntland will be the first administrations to nominate members of the electoral commissions, with no members from Galmudug, HirShabelle and Southwest yet.
The three states that have yet to nominate the Electoral Commission, are the first to nominate the disputed commissions after their signing on September 17, 2020.
It is not yet known why their committees did not nominate the three regional governments, but there are rumors that a new tug-of-war is still pending.
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