PUNTLAND VICE-PRESIDENT’S ADVICE IS NOT LEGALLY BINDING

August 18, 2019

Consultation between Puntland President and Vice-president is not binding in decision-making just like any other advice to the President. The President doesn’t have to accept vice-president’s advice necessarily. The vice-president’s advice to President could come in different format or setting like casual conversation between the two on an issue. Once issued, the Vice-president has no case or legal basis to challenge a presidential decree. This is in accordance with both the Constitution and tradition of Puntland history of government. There is no ambiguity here.

Puntland State Presidency has no two presidents at one time. It is one office headed by the President, who is the Head of State and Government too. The Vice-president has no Executive Powers in the presence of the President. He does only what the President assigns and delegates to him.

Background of such political wrangling in Puntland is based purely on vested interests of certain clan groups and politicians to foil any Puntland attempt to proceed to democratization. They want to keep Puntland hostage to clan-quota formula.

It is time for Puntland State to break away from this hostage trap.

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