Jubbaland First Vice President, Mahmoud Sayid Adan who has been in Doolow district working on reconciliation missions, arrived yesterday in Balad xawo district in Gedo region.
The First Vice President and his delegation were warmly welcomed in Balad xawo by various officials from the district administration, traditional elders, officers from the Jubbaland State military, and various sections of the local community.
While in Baladxawo district, the President will hold various meetings with the district administration, military officers and various sections of the community, discussing issues of peace and general security in the areas under Jubbaland region.
The First Vice President is also expected to hold separate meetings with Kenyan government officials to discuss the recent violence in Mandera and issues related to the opening of the border.
The border between Mandera and Balad xawo was closed after violence broke out.
The Jubbaland government is currently conducting efforts and discussions to reopen the border, to facilitate movement and community life in the two border districts.
The Federal Government led by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been constantly imposing hard line stances on the people of Jubbaland and putting stringent restrictions on airports and the movement of people, which has particularly affected the community living in the Gedo region in the Jubbaland State.
The federal government is said to have been carrying out actions to disrupt the peaceful coexistence of the Somali people living in the border towns of Mandera and Baladxawo.
