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WAJAALE NEWS
Somaliland Does Not Belong To One Man Or One Group, It Belongs To The People Of Somaliland
January 12, 2014 - Written by Editor:HARGEISA WAJAALENEWS Siilanyo’s government acts and conducts business as though the government is their own store and the people do not own the government and the people has nothing to do with what the government does…………
At Hargeisa Airport, Mr. Siilanyo directed angry words to the opposition parties while en-route to London, England via Ethiopia which he said invited him. Somaliland and Ethiopia’s relationship depend on the relationship of Siilanyo’s government with its people. There is a distance between them now. Somaliland must do its home work at home first. Siilanyo must bring his people together instead of dividing them! When carpentry is needed would you send welders? Mr. Siilanyo did that! He sent welders where carpenters were needed! The welders were told to take some quick training in carpentry and they gleefully told the world that they are taking that training in Ethiopia! That is shameful when Somaliland has carpenters who do not need any training for the job. What the people want is honest and capable government which works for the people and not for the few. The people want a government which works in the light and NOT in the dark “In democratic legitimate governments the head of states are the servants and the people are the owners of the government which the government manages on their behalves and supposedly do so in the right way. Siilanyo is on the opposite side of this fact and he is insisting on his wrongs!! People are in charge and governors are the servants of the people. Governors are also on contract. When their performance is unsatisfactory (and Siilanyo administration’s performance is shocking unsatisfactory) they ought to go and elected others ought to replace them. That is what we expect from a free and a democratic government which we claim we are, but we are not, however we can be there! It is up to us. Siilanyo’s government acts and conducts business as though the government is their own store and the people do not own the government and the people has nothing to do with what the government does! The fact is that the people are the only legitimate owners of the government, but the understanding of that legitimacy is not there in Siilanyo’s administration! Good government tends to be a prerequisite for political legitimacy. When the government is inept, corrupt, and arrogant then that government loses legitimacy. When that happens then it loses the moral authority to govern. That is where the opposition, as well as the civic society has legitimacy to intervene as to save the Republic Good governance is characterized by open and progressive policy making. Good government promotes and advances the public good, the rule of law, transparency, and civil society participating in public affairs. Better governance needs political renewal. This means an honest attack on corruption from the highest to the lowest levels. This can be done by strengthening accountability, by encouraging public debate and by respecting and nurturing the free press, the opposition parties as well as the civil society organizations. A lot of things are acceptable unless we say it is unacceptable. Unless we stop much of what is happening in Siilanyo’s administration on its track the demise of Somaliland could come earlier than anticipated! Unless we claim what is ours, (even though Mr.Siilanyo is angrily denies it is ours) we will end up neighboring idiots in a desert with no water in sight! However, peace and prayers. Ibrahim Mead COMMENTS
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