Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe. The leader has tightened the programme for elections in the federal state, despite protests from Mogadishu about the composition of a key electoral elders council. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The political battle pitting the Somalia federal government against Jubbaland state appeared to worsen this week after Jubbaland President Ahmed Islam Madobe announced he had “suspended” co-operation with Mogadishu.
After a meeting with his council of ministers, Sheikh Madobe told local media there will be no further engagement with Mogadishu until the issues around electoral planning are sorted out.
