Somaliland - SL got the highest diplomatic boost of
propelling it into sovereignty following Ethiopian PM's statement of support to
our nation.
As we basked in pride given worldwide unprecedented
Diaspora celebrations on the 18th of May, the Ethiopian sentiments show of
brethrenship is the strongest signal yet from a foreign power.
The explicit words of "support to the hilt
stand" by Ethiopian CEO for SL, politically speaking, has a wide ranging
and far reaching implications for both within and without the region.
What was important about the news of military support to
SL?
• It is an 'veiled' diplomatic acknowledgement of SL as
an entity in itself
• It was made upon a week-day after a weekend that saw
the eve of SL celebrations
• The statement came after Somalia president likened the
SL aspirations to mere illusions calling upon Somalilanders to forget about it!
• It comes after Kenyan government revealed at a Nairobi
Diaspora SL day celebrations over a couple of yours ago that they were at the
forefront of advancing SL aspirations at the AU and international stage
together with "others" they never mentioned.
• It comes after several UK repeated supportive words
-which Somali associated media tend to by-pass!
• It is most important since "from the latest
horse's mouth", the Somali-associated press CAN NOT by-pass, neglect or
give the slightest black out.
What was, and is, incumbent upon us is to rise up to the
occasion and hail the Ethiopians for their brave show of brethenship support
which is indeed an enormous moral, material and, if anything, life support to
SL.
Thanks your Excellency Desalegn, and thanks too, to your
compatriots.
The truth of the matter is that our case is not a Somali
case but a Somaliland issue. Our bone of contention lies with the legal basic
human rights encompassed within the realism of self determination and
sovereignty.
As for the Mogadishu government, it has been true to our
prediction a fortnight ago in this column- read in The Horn Tribune Editorial
dated 11th May 2013"Mixed Signals on Future SL/Somalia Talks", that
there was a bleakness augured.
It would be hard to be morally bound to continue the
talks given the latest open onslaught on our integrity.
After our editorial, there came in quick successions, the
aviation rights issue, Hassan's offensive language, the blatant shameful act of
storming a Berbera bound plane and confiscating and destroying the passports of
Somalilanders, and last but not least, the continued speeches of
"re-uniting at all costs" by top Mogadishu officials.
Even after the FM Dr. Omar's assurance to the Guurti
yesterday on SL's determination to continuing the talks, our moral integrity
would not be bounding, given that already articles agreed upon as tenets for
further talks have been ir-redeemably infringed upon.
Perhaps the southerners have already agreed to disagree
on fruitful conclusions of the Talks, since all pointers shows they are trying
to abort them.
They may as well know that it is not incumbent upon SL in
disagreeing to agreeing with them on SL's future!
Ours is surely irreversible, and if anything, already
well specified in our constitutional statutory books.
This is why the Head of State reminded the world on 18th
May that successive powers in Mogadishu tended to exude arrogance as concerns
the wishes of Somalilanders way back since June "60.
The writer of the editorial Mr M.A.Egge is the editor of
the Horn Tribune a weekly English newspaper published in Hargeisa by the state
owned Dawan Media Group-DMG
He can be contacted via eggebodle@gmail.com or
tht_editor@hotmail.com
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