This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
On August 26, 2019, Somalia's Jubbaland state President Ahmed Islam Mohammed, popularly known as Madobe, was sworn in for his second four-year term in office.
During his inauguration speech, Madobe emphasized the need for unity and cooperation between the federal government and Jubbaland to address the security challenges posed by Al-Shabaab.
“Somalia needs positive engagement, dialogue, consultation and collaboration, which are benchmarks that can drive our people to development,” Madobe said in a speech initially made in Somali but translated and provided by his office to media houses.
Madobe also called for collaboration with stakeholders, including neighboring countries, peace institutions, and other partners involved in security to wage an offensive against Al-Shabaab.
His conciliatory tone comes as the Federal Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation Ministry had earlier disputed his victory, arguing that the process was not within the law and ordering the Jubbaland Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to repeat the poll.
However, on Thursday, JIEBC chairman Hamza Barre announced that Madobe had won the election by a two-thirds majority in the first round, garnering 56 votes out of the 74 cast by MPs in the legislative assembly.
