KISMAYO (Kaab TV) – Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe appointed seven members to the region’s electoral committee on Saturday.
The committee is tasked with overseeing the upcoming Jubbaland presidential election, though the date for the election has not yet been confirmed.
This move by Jubbaland initiates the region’s electoral process and marks a step away from Mogadishu’s efforts to impose a federally appointed commission, a key issue in the ongoing tensions between Mogadishu and Kismayo.
In the appointment letter dated November 9, President Madobe cited the Jubbaland constitution, which grants the federal member state the right to establish its own electoral body and conduct its own electoral process independently of Mogadishu.
Last month, President Madobe withdrew from the National Consultative Forum, a platform for dialogue between the federal government and federal member states, following a dispute with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over election arrangements.
Madobe opposed a proposed one-year extension of his term, rejecting the federal government’s plan to hold direct elections next year.
In contrast, other federal member states—including Southwest State, Hirshabelle, and Galmudug—agreed to the extension, despite already exceeding their original terms.
