Somalia Top News:ASOJ notes Minister for Information missing his Ministerial post .

Mogadishu 18 August 2009

The Chairman of the Association of Somali Journalists Dahir Abdulle Alasow, has heartily thanked the Somali president Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed and his Prime Minister Omar Abdirshid Ali Sharmarke, for giving keen consideration for the appeal of the Somali journalists.

 

“The taking of the Ministerial post from the former Minister for Information my brother Farhan Ali Gaban is indicating how serious the top Somali government officials are giving absolute consideration to the request of the Somali journalists, I am sure my Frahan had no adequate knowledge or experience to hold any Ministerial post” said Dahir Abdulle Alasow the Chairman of the Association of Somali Journalists.

Mr. Alasow has also made clear that there is no divergence, but him and the ex-Minister Farhan.

“In fact I was not completely pleased with the conduct of my friend Farahn, he was a man of corruption, to make clear he has given the responsibility of the Ministry to his nephew, who is merely a primary level, despite there are hundreds of veteran journalist in the city who are currently have no tangible job to do and need to be employed in the Ministry, I personally contacted the Minister and asked him to resign the Ministerial post for he doesn’t have sufficient knowledge to administer the Ministry, but answered me that he is on chair on tribal base sharing among the Somali community, and hence the Association of Somali Journalists have written a condemnation latter to the top government officials, and manifested all the faults he has committed against the Somali journalists as whole, and fortunately the government t has endorsed our request “ said Dahir Abdulle Alasow the Chairman of the Association of Somali Journalists.

The Chairman of ASOJ has also said that they will be focusing on the activities of the new Minister and how he is going to manage his post.

On the other hand the Chairman of ASOJ has said that there will be a new radio station which will be on probably this week.

“I am urging the Minister for information Dahir Mohamud Gelle to instantly create job opportunities for the Somali journalist who are wandering in the city, and cannot work in the private owned radios because of fear and threats” added the Chairman of ASOJ Mr. Alasow

Omar Hussein

ASOJ Head Research and ducomentation