Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Ahmed Moalim Fiqi opened the Consultation and Review Workshop of the Wadajir Framework.
In attendance were Director Generals of the Federal Member States Ministries of Interior, the Banadir Regional Administration, Mayors, and more.
“The processes of establishing local councils unveiled challenges and gaps in the Wadajir Framework. We are here to revise and address those shortcomings,” the Minister said.
“Where are we six years later? Have we reached the goal of establishing functional and permanent district councils and local administrations? What worked? What didn’t? These are the questions we need to ask ourselves in the two days we are here together,” Mikister Fiqi added.
Speaking on behalf of the Director Generals (DGs) of the Federal Member States, DG Mustaf Abdullahi of the Southwest Ministry of Interior talked about the importance of the Wadajir Framework in establishing long term solutions in local governance.
Ministry of Interior’s Local Governance Advisor Sadia Mohamed Omar takes participants through the agenda and objectives of the two-day workshop, highlighting plans to discuss the gaps and lessons learnt from the Wadajir Framework.
The Banadir Regional Administration’s Mohamed Hussein Ahmed also discussed the importance of the Wadajir Framework.
