There was a self initiative by Mudug Elders, businessmen and intellectuals to start a port Project for Garacad depending on donations and contributions from individuals and business people.
They wanted the Prime Minister to lay the stone for several reasons.
1. The Prime Minister brings legitimacy, PR and Photo opportunity which will help them make easy to raise money from a wide pool.
2. It would bring political approving as to build an airport or port needs federal government for outside companies to commit to the project.
3. Thirdly if the people raise a certain amount they canb always lobby the federal government for more funds and to complete it citing the Prime Minister laying founding stone and thus ensuring federal government supportnin completing the project. It is like de fact cheque once a Prime Minister or President lays stone to a project that they will most likely contribute anfd finish the project.
They wanted the Prime Minister to lay the stone for several reasons.
1. The Prime Minister brings legitimacy, PR and Photo opportunity which will help them make easy to raise money from a wide pool.
2. It would bring political approving as to build an airport or port needs federal government for outside companies to commit to the project.
3. Thirdly if the people raise a certain amount they canb always lobby the federal government for more funds and to complete it citing the Prime Minister laying founding stone and thus ensuring federal government supportnin completing the project. It is like de fact cheque once a Prime Minister or President lays stone to a project that they will most likely contribute anfd finish the project.