The five-year presidential term was approved by the Galmudug regional state parliament on Tuesday, giving Ahmed QoorQoor an additional year in office.
Ahmed Abdi Karie QoorQoor extends his term by one year, bringing the total number of years in office for the presidents of the regional states of the Southwest, Hirshabeelle, and Jubbaland to five.
Regarding the extension of the presidents of the regional states, the federal government has not made clear where it stands.
The federal government is under pressure from politicians and lawmakers from the three states to protest the regional parliaments’ action, which was reportedly resisted by regional presidents.
The National Consultative Council met for two days this week in Mogadishu with the president and the heads of the Federal Member States. It’s unclear if their conversation touched on the state leaders’ concerns about term extensions.