Somaliland’s opposition parties, Waddani and UCID say they will not recognize the country’s leadership of President Muse Bihi once his term ends at the end of the year.
The two parties accused the president of planning to cling on to power despite his five year term almost expiring.
They said tension is growing in Somaliland because of the failure by the President to give a roadmap for the elections which constitutionally are supposed to be held in November.
Wadani party chairman Hirsi Hassan said President Bihi wants to extend his term in office, adding he would not allow presidential elections to be held on time.
“What we are talking about and complaining about, and the reason the youth are coming out, the people are talking, the parties opposing is that the president wants to stay in office past his mandate.” said Wadani Party Chairman Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan.
The chairman of the UCID party, Faisal Ali Warabe, also said that President Bihi wanted to disband the opposition parties in Somaliland, and said that he would not allow the election of political parties to take place.
