SOMALILAND: THE FIRST
PUBLIC SPEECH OF PRESIDENT ELECT
HE MR. MUSE BIHI
Translated by Ahmed Hassan Arwo
Translated by Ahmed Hassan Arwo
Today 21 November, 2017, The National Election Commission,
declared the wining party of Presidential election, held on 13th
November 2013 as the candidates of Kulmiye Party, The ruling Party of
Somaliland. Mr. Bihi and his running mate Mr. Abdirahman Saylie won 305,909
votes representing 55.19% of total votes casted. The second Party Waddani won 226,092 (40.73%), while the
third Party, UCID got 23,141 ( 4.17%) of
the total vote casted.
Thus Mr. Muse Bihi and Abdirahman Saylie were confirmed as President
Elect and Vice President respectfully.
Mr, Bihi was touched emotionally by the margin of the win.
He is first ever elected Somaliland President with overwhelming majority. In
his first public speech as President elect, he showed humility and spirit of
thankfulness. After thanking his followers for the trust they bestowed upon
him, he expressed the burden of leadership and his unreserved endeavour to
unite the nation . Here under is his speech, translated from Somali.
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
THE MOST MERCIFUL, THE MOST GRACIOUS
All thanks to Allah, then to my Kulmiye supporters, and to
all citizens of Somaliland. I am humbled and honoured to win the trust of my
people with this enormous margin. I feel
intense with the obligation of responsibility. I realise the huge tasks in
front of me, to address the immense needs of my people. I shall be President
for all, those who voted for me and those who did not.
First and Foremost I appreciate the smooth running of our
electoral process, with the outcome of all accepted free and fair election, as
a historic landmark for our country. Let me thank the NEC, the Police and
National Army, and above all our peace loving, well mannered and democratically
oriented public. We did a great job. The whole nation deserves to be praised.
It is not Kulmiye’s victory, not mine, but victory for all of us. The Nation
won. It is not me and you, it is all of us who succeeded.
Disputes are human nature. Families quarrel. A father and
son squabble, so a mother and daughter. We contested an election with exciting campaigns,
bruises and scratches happened from all parties. It is nothing but a part of
the game. There is no enmity between us and no hard feeling at all. Each one of
us wants to develop and secure our national interest. We have different means
to do that. We presented these differences to our people and the people decided.
That is why we all prevail.
I feel that I am not the sole winner, UCID and WADDANI
candidates as well triumphed. They contested peaceful and spotless campaign
that attracted the eyes of the world. The congratulations and commendable
message from International Election
Observers, the friendly countries and the world at large is the result of our
combined undertaking. Together, we made our people proud and put our country celebrated
worldwide for its democracy, a rare attribute to a developing country, lest
unrecognised one. We raised our status to be recognised as an independent and
sovereign nation. A sacred mission we
all seek to accomplish.
I will let no stone unturned to remedy any grudge or
resentment any Party feels, I will bring all of us, the three political Parties
and their leadership to unite for the common good of our Somaliland. We cannot
avoid disunity at these critical times. We have one enemy. That enemy is neither
mine nor yours it is our enemy, and we have to unite against him. I welcome my
yesterday adversaries as my brothers, with open hand and clean heart to
preserve the unity of the nation. United we can move mountains, divided we will
fail.
Needless to say, what we share is overwhelmingly more than
the tiny differences we have.
Thank You and Allah bless you.
Long live Somaliland, Viva Kulmiye. May peace and Allah’s
mercy be with us all.
HE MR. MUSE BIHI ABDI
PRESIDENT ELECT,
REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND
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