Somali Prime Minister Mr. Omar Abdirashi Ali Sharmake said that Somali federal government will look back the federal system after hostilities, conflicts, clan problems spread out Somali states.
“Its illogical’ as we expecting that federal system will cover Somalia for peace and the country’s situation will stable but if federal system brings Civil wars Somali government will look back on it, while Galmudug and Puntalnd leaders have to solve the conflicts between them”
Somalia has had their fair share of government administrations in the follow up to the collapse of the state government.
The idea of federalism for Somalia that past leaders have had, yet failed to achieve, seems good in a verbal and linguistic way but more must be done to achieve these plans.
Many problems and conflicts are feared to be formed from clan federalism, where some have identified and predicted problems such as; impossibility to develop countrywide civic citizenship, inter-clan feuds, tension between ‘majority’ and ‘minority’ clans and more.
If the path of clan federalism is taken by the government, then federalism in Somalia will never work due to consistent clashing and feuds. Despite that, federalism could work in Somalia although it is a complex and multi-layered governance style, with social reconciliation as a crucial part of healing the past wounds from the civil war and onward.
For federalism to work in Somalia and for the government and the citizens to receive the best from it, the key will be to listen to the people and to communicate internally, instead of the consistent need for foreign “helpers” meddling in every regional or state government crisis.