Somalia: Prime Minister stays in office

Posted on Thursday 20 May 2010 - 16:52
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya

Somali President Sharif Sh Ahmed has rescinded his decision to sack Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid and to name a new cabinet.
A statement from the presidency said Ahmed has asked the prime minister to continue his obligation after consulting with law experts on the dismissal issue.
He has called on all stakeholders to work in unity.
Prime Minister Abdirashid refused on Tuesday to step down and insisted it was against the constitution. But the UN envoy to Somalia Ahmed Auld Abdalla supported the Somali president's move to name a new Prime Minister.