MPs accuse Somali president of dismantling federalism, abusing power, and launching a one-man party state—sparking the largest political revolt since 2004.
Somalia’s political foundation is crumbling—and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is standing on a fault line of his own making. In an extraordinary act of parliamentary revolt, 103 federal lawmakers have issued a direct call for the president’s immediate resignation, accusing him of constitutional sabotage, authoritarian drift, and eroding every pillar of Somalia’s fragile federal system.
This isn’t political noise—it’s an earthquake. Coming just hours after a blistering statement by 16 of Somalia’s most powerful political heavyweights—including ex-presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Mohamed Farmaajo—the declaration marks the most sweeping elite rejection of a sitting Somali head of state since the early transitional era.
At the heart of the crisis is Hassan Sheikh’s personal political project: the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP). Critics say it’s more than just a party—it’s the state reborn under his personal brand. Public funds, army generals, civil servants, and state media have allegedly been mobilized to construct a centralized machine of control under the banner of “reform.”
But the backlash is spreading fast. MPs accuse the president of dismantling the National Consultative Council (NCC)—Somalia’s only mechanism for federal dialogue—and replacing it with a party command structure that excludes Puntland and Jubbaland. They warn of constitutional violations, secret deals without parliamentary approval, misuse of national resources, and growing authoritarianism hidden beneath development slogans.
While al-Shabaab remains a threat and inflation continues to punish ordinary Somalis, Villa Somalia is accused of playing party politics with state institutions. “This is no longer a presidency—it’s a personal project,” one MP told WARYATV anonymously. “He governs like he’s running a campaign, not a country.”
Still, no formal response has come from the president. But silence will only fuel the perception that Hassan Sheikh is too insulated, too arrogant, and too dependent on political engineering to survive democratic accountability.
If no reversal occurs, Somalia is headed toward one of two outcomes: massive institutional breakdown—or a stormy, elite-driven confrontation that could bring this presidency to its knees.
Hassan Sheikh now governs in name, not consensus. And in Somalia, that’s a dangerous place to be.
