Somali tribe chief ‘Habar Jeclo’ apologizes to UAE after information minister’s statements
Somali Minister of Information, Othman Abu Bakr Dubai
claimed UAE intervention in Somalia’s internal affairs through some presidents of federal states who visited the Emirates after signing an agreement on September 17 regarding the organization of elections in the country and they refused to carry out what had been agreed, according to Othman Abu Bakr Dubai Minister’s statements provoked anger among sheikhs of Somali tribes
who described them as lies about Abu Dhabi’s intervention in Somali affairs
and in the first Somali response, the Sheikh of the “Habar Jeclo” tribe apologized to the Emirates
He affirmed that the information minister’s statements did not represent Somalia, the country that appreciates the United Arab Emirates,
It actually represents its person
Sheikh of the Habar tribe said:
I apologize to all those who offended him, institutions or individuals, and countries with which we have historical ties…and I especially mention the UAE which has never stopped supporting the Somalis.
Otherwise, in a statement, the UAE expressed great concern over the deteriorating situation in Mogadishu
because of the use of violence and excessive use of force against civilians
and calling on the interim government and all parties to be in control