MOGADISHU (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. By T. Roble. Two of Mohamed Farmaajo’s sworn political enemies-Ahmed Madobe and Abdullahi Deni formally banded with the 15 member opposition group Thursday creating a powerful alliance that could now tilt the balance further against the outgoing president amid reports Galmudug’s Ahmed Qoorqoor could switch sides further isolating the beleaguered leader.
Dubbed the National Salvation Council (NSC), the alliance which comprises of the two regional leaders, the 15 member Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) and the leadership of the pro-union Somaliland group announced Thursday they will be working on delivering elections after several rounds of talks with Farmaajo hit a brick wall.
In building their case for the new alliance, the NSC said it was forced to take action after Farmaajo frustrated talks for an electoral deal accusing him of bolting out of the Dhusamareb IV round as the ‘talks progressed’.
