As a Puntites Diaspora all I want is my region to be better then where they were in the last five years. I want Deni to succeed in finishing off major infrastructure projects and ensuring all govt services are reaching all puntites whether on the road or off the road communities.
I believe Deni can achieve alot if he first and foremost learns the art of diplomacy with his fellow peers the political elites and also with the Isimo class. These two bodies are crucial for you to get on your side and this my way or the highway political attitude of Deni isn't the best approach. Deni must accept reason and rationality, you were elected by Puntland Parliament who themselves were vetted and selected by their Isimo.
Our system doesn't cater for civilians and therefore appealing to 1M1V or the people will find you suffering what Farmajo did who tried to use populism with the civilian class as a way to achieve his politics, however the civilian class are voiceless so it was a wasted strategy.
Yes the civilians are an important bloc and the govt purpose is to serve the interest of the many and not the few but our system is designed by the few for the few and therefore it's critical Deni reach a pact with them about how you can work together for the next 5 years with no ankle biting tactics.
The elites just want either financial contracts for their clans or companies they have saami-lay stakes, they want posts assigned to themselves or someone their building up with political experience, some want to contribute their ideas on a political direction on SL, Mogadishu who they see as an extreme threat to PL existence, some want projects guaranteed for their town.
They all carry their own personal agendas and yes Deni is right he can't sit there and serve his term by fulfilling the interest of a few while the whole state whether it's aid or taxes is generated by the many.
I think it's best he bring all their interests together and convince them what he can squeeze in and what is impossible and tell them the truth when you can't fulfill their agendas rather then giving them false hope thru empty promises which they will remember and haunt you with.
Once Dani has these elites and isimo off his case he must lay down a program to counter HSM and speak to international donors and tell them it's up to them to exert pressure thru aid cuts on the federal govt budget.
The international community need to be told by being neutral in this never ending political instability of Somalia their actually fueling it to continue and they must listen to all sides complaints and give their international view not sit there and just say we wait for Somalis to resolve it because you will be waiting another century and therefore wasting your time, back your horse is what I would tell the international community it might not be pretty but it beats the neutral position they have taken since 2004 and in 20 years all we see is baby step progress and alot of conflict in between.
I believe Deni can achieve alot if he first and foremost learns the art of diplomacy with his fellow peers the political elites and also with the Isimo class. These two bodies are crucial for you to get on your side and this my way or the highway political attitude of Deni isn't the best approach. Deni must accept reason and rationality, you were elected by Puntland Parliament who themselves were vetted and selected by their Isimo.
Our system doesn't cater for civilians and therefore appealing to 1M1V or the people will find you suffering what Farmajo did who tried to use populism with the civilian class as a way to achieve his politics, however the civilian class are voiceless so it was a wasted strategy.
Yes the civilians are an important bloc and the govt purpose is to serve the interest of the many and not the few but our system is designed by the few for the few and therefore it's critical Deni reach a pact with them about how you can work together for the next 5 years with no ankle biting tactics.
The elites just want either financial contracts for their clans or companies they have saami-lay stakes, they want posts assigned to themselves or someone their building up with political experience, some want to contribute their ideas on a political direction on SL, Mogadishu who they see as an extreme threat to PL existence, some want projects guaranteed for their town.
They all carry their own personal agendas and yes Deni is right he can't sit there and serve his term by fulfilling the interest of a few while the whole state whether it's aid or taxes is generated by the many.
I think it's best he bring all their interests together and convince them what he can squeeze in and what is impossible and tell them the truth when you can't fulfill their agendas rather then giving them false hope thru empty promises which they will remember and haunt you with.
Once Dani has these elites and isimo off his case he must lay down a program to counter HSM and speak to international donors and tell them it's up to them to exert pressure thru aid cuts on the federal govt budget.
The international community need to be told by being neutral in this never ending political instability of Somalia their actually fueling it to continue and they must listen to all sides complaints and give their international view not sit there and just say we wait for Somalis to resolve it because you will be waiting another century and therefore wasting your time, back your horse is what I would tell the international community it might not be pretty but it beats the neutral position they have taken since 2004 and in 20 years all we see is baby step progress and alot of conflict in between.
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