GOOD ADMINISTRATION AND BAD POLITICS

There is nothing wrong replacing a name after a national personality, political, military, or religious, for plausible reasons. But, there is what they call good administration (taking the right administrative actions without considering their political context). Both martyrs are worthy of recognition. But one of them was a Somali citizen who gave his life in defence of his country, and the other was a foreign guest of the host country, who came to help. This name replacement is controversial because of its political and cultural perceptions. They  could find a more appropriate place or location to name in honour of Emirati officer, Al-mansour ( e. g., a street, a building, etc), and not remove and replace the name of Somali General Mohamed Ibrahin Farah (Gordon) with a foreigner’s name for political expedience. That is bad politics, and the perception of it is equally appalling. Why don’t they name the military garrison the “Gordon and Al-mansour” ?

Fortunately, as we write this article, there is a new development on the issue. Take a look: