Farmaajo calls for meeting with federal states over poll stalemate

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed alias Farmaajo. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has called for an urgent meeting with federal state leaders in the latest attempt to agree on a common electoral calendar.

“Considering the political and security situation of the country and the need to start the implementation of the election, I am hereby asking for the meeting,” he said in a statement.