HARGEISA (KAAB TV) – Somaliland President, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro on Saturday inspected the Somaliland military command in Hargeisa.
The President Irro was accompanied by ministers, parliamentarians and commanders of various Somaliland forces.
Meanwhile, the purpose of President Irro’s visit was to assess the conditions of the Somaliland military, and to inaugurate important units of the Somaliland military command who have recently completed training.
The President stated that he would fulfill his promise to increase the salaries of the military, noting that he would soon issue a presidential decree to implement the pay rise.
Somaliland Chief of Staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces, General Nuh Ismail Taani, who also gave a brief speech about the command, praised the president’s visit, noting that it was a special pleasure to welcome the president to the Somaliland military command.
However, President Irro’s visit to the Somaliland military headquarters will be his first since being elected for the presidency in November last year.