The National Consultative Assembly held a meeting on February 24, 2022 on the far-sighted approach (ZOOM) to discuss the completion of the BFS Parliamentary by-elections, as the deadline for finalizing the elections is 25 February 2022.
The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister of the FGS, HE Mohamed Hussein Roble, and attended by the Presidents of the FGS Member States of Puntland HE Said Abdullahi Deni, Galmudug Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qoor Qoor, Jubaland Ahmed Mohamed Islam, South West Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen , Hirshabelle Ali Abdullahi Hussein Gudlawe and the Governor of Banadir Region Mr. Omar Mohamud Mohamed Filish.
The National Consultative Assembly, after discussions and deliberations, expressed its displeasure that the election of the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament did not take place on the scheduled date of 25 February 2022.
The Council acknowledged that there were a number of challenges that led to the delay, including; Corruption and looting by Farmajo, the drought situation in the country that has had a major impact on the states, increased security tensions in some constituencies and financial constraints on the allocation of funds for the conduct of the elections.
The National Consultative Assembly has decided that the election of all the remaining seats in the House of the People must be completed by 15 March 2022.
Opposition groups called for a boycott of the by-elections, saying "there are no circumstances that could delay the election."
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