Your recent public statements questioning the Somali identity of diaspora citizens – including your contemptuous phrase “Yaa tahay? / Who are you?” – are not only offensive but unconstitutional. The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is explicit:

o Article 4(1) – “After Allah the Almighty, all sovereignty belongs to the people of Somalia and can only be exercised in accordance with the Constitution and the law.” You do not own Somali citizenship, Mr. President; it belongs to the people.

o Article 8(1) – “The people of the Federal Republic of Somalia are one, indivisible people, and they are bound together by the common destiny of Somali citizenship.”

o Article 8(2) – “Every Somali citizen shall have equal rights and duties before the law.”

o Article 8(3) – “Somali citizenship cannot be revoked from a Somali citizen, even if they become a citizen of another country.”

This means: every Somali, including those with dual nationality, is a Somali citizen with full and equal rights. No president, no minister, no agency can erase or downgrade that citizenship.

Yet, while you ridicule Somali diaspora who carry dual nationality, your administration has been openly engaged in the sale of Somali national identity to foreigners with no Somali blood or ancestral ties. Evidence shows Somali passports and national ID cards are being sold to non-Somalis at prices ranging from $9,000 to $20,000. This is the most grotesque form of corruption: trafficking in the very identity of the Somali nation.

The hypocrisy does not end there. You boast that the new E-Visa system is a success story of your administration. In truth, it is another fraud. Instead of being a transparent state service, it has become a predatory tax on the Somali diaspora. Every Somali entering the country with a foreign passport is forced to pay $65 – money which does not flow to the Somali treasury, but instead goes to a private company called Galaxy, secretly owned by the so-called Yahye Ali Ibrahim – Institutional Development and Migration Governance “Senior Advisor” (the de facto Director General of Immigration & Citizenship), along with your own blood relatives. Galaxy is registered in Nairobi, Kenya, and its bank accounts are in Nairobi as well.

If this were a genuine E-Visa system, all revenue would be deposited into Somalia’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) as required by law. The Public Finance Management Act, 2019 (Articles 11, 12, and 17) mandates that all government revenues must be collected transparently and deposited into the TSA at the Central Bank of Somalia. By law, these funds should be reflected in the 2026 national budget of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Instead, they are siphoned into offshore accounts in Kenya – in blatant violation of both constitutional and financial law.

The contradiction is staggering:

o Somali diaspora with blood, heritage, and constitutional rights are insulted, extorted, and questioned.

o Foreigners, with no legal claim, are granted Somali citizenship through cash transactions.

o E-Visa funds are looted through a Kenyan shell company instead of supporting Somalia’s fragile budget.

This practice violates every cornerstone of Somali law:

o The Constitution (Article 8) – which guarantees Somali nationality to all Somalis, including dual nationals.

o The Somali Citizenship Law (Law No. 28 of 1962, Articles 2 and 3) – which defines Somali nationality strictly by blood (jus sanguinis).

o The Provisional Constitution (Article 43) – which prohibits the illegal privatization of state resources.

o The Public Finance Management Act, 2019 – which requires all state revenues to pass through the TSA, not private offshore accounts.

o International Law (ICCPR, Article 12; UDHR, Article 15) – which forbids arbitrary discrimination against citizens or denial of nationality.

Mr. President, this is not leadership. This is state capture for personal enrichment. Instead of strengthening the bond with the diaspora who have sacrificed for Somalia through remittances, advocacy, and development, your administration is busy monetizing identity documents and laundering E-Visa revenues through Nairobi shell companies.

Your presidency has seven months remaining. Every action you now take is judged by history and by the law. Selling Somali citizenship to foreigners while humiliating the Somali diaspora, and stealing state revenue through offshore accounts, is a betrayal of your oath of office under Article 90 of the Constitution. You will be held accountable, both politically and legally, for this unprecedented corruption and constitutional vandalism.

The Somali people deserve clarity and justice:

o Why are foreigners being issued Somali passports and IDs while Somali diaspora is insulted as “not Somali” unless they pay?

o Why are diaspora Somalis forced to pay $65 to a Kenyan shell company for an E-Visa, instead of their money supporting Somalia’s treasury?

o Where are the millions of dollars collected under your so-called E-Visa program being deposited?

o Under what law, decree, or constitutional authority, are you trading the national identity of Somalia?

Mr. President, no one is above the law – not even the occupant of Villa Somalia. The Somali people, inside and outside the country, will not allow their citizenship to be demeaned, their rights denied, or their identity sold off to the highest bidder.

History will remember you not as a unifier of Somalia, but as the president who mocked his own diaspora while selling passports to foreigners and laundering visa revenues through foreign banks.

Respectfully but without diplomatic pretense,

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Cc: Speaker of the House of the People

Cc: Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Cc: Prime Minister of Somalia

Cc: Minister of Foreign Affairs

Cc: Minister of Labor

Cc: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Somalia

Cc: UN ILO Liaison Office Geneva

Cc: All International Embassies – Somalia

Subject: Investigation into the Politicization of Somalia’s ILO Representation and Undermining of Bilateral Relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Your Excellency,

I am writing to you as a Member of Parliament and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to express deep alarm and initiate a formal inquiry into the events surrounding Somalia’s participation in the 113th International Labor Conference (ILC) in Geneva, and the co-filing of a politically motivated complaint against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – our most important labor partner.

This act, orchestrated by Omar Faruk Osman with the active or passive support of several officials within your government, has undermined a landmark labor agreement that promised to offer tens of thousands of Somali youth legal employment opportunities abroad. Instead of upholding this historic breakthrough, members of your administration deliberately sabotaged it in order to extort political or financial gain, in violation of Somalia’s national interest and international obligations.

In February 2025, Somalia signed a legally binding labor agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – an agreement that could have transformed the lives of our unemployed youth. It aimed to:

• Provide legal, protected employment for thousands of Somali workers
• Increase foreign remittances and economic stability
• Reduce illegal migration and human trafficking
• Deepen strategic cooperation between Somalia and Saudi Arabia

However, a small ring of enablers – including Omar Faruk Osman, the Minister of Labor, the State Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Somali Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and figures within Villa Somalia and the Office of the Prime Minister – sought to derail this progress. By co-filing a formal complaint at the ILO against Saudi Arabia without any parliamentary mandate or interagency review, they acted against Somalia’s official diplomatic position and sabotaged a rare opportunity for youth empowerment.

The submission of this complaint constitutes a direct violation of:

• The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (pacta sunt servanda), requiring Somalia to honor bilateral commitments Somalia’s February 2025 Labor Agreement with Saudi Arabia
• The constitutional framework, which mandates that such international actions must be subject to oversight and reflect national interest

Most disturbingly, the delegation was led or heavily influenced by Omar Faruk Osman, who is under credible investigation for visa fraud, human trafficking, and the abuse of official representation. To allow such an individual to serve as the face of Somalia’s labor diplomacy is a national disgrace.

At the 113th International Labor Conference (ILC) held in Geneva in 2025 – the Federal Government of Somalia participated controversially in a campaign accusing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of violations against migrant workers. A central figure in this campaign was Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary General of FESTU and an official member of Somalia’s delegation to the conference. Omar Faruk worked closely with Joel Akhator Odigie, Secretary General of ITUC-Africa, to escalate international pressure on Saudi Arabia – specifically alleging issues such as non-payment of wages, passport confiscations, and forced debt bondage of workers – despite the fact that Somalia and Saudi Arabia had recently signed bilateral labor and development cooperation agreements.

This action triggered widespread concern and criticism across diplomatic and development circles. Many have questioned why the Government of Somalia, which had just entered into constructive labor and aid partnerships with Saudi Arabia, would allow members of its official delegation to actively participate in a campaign targeting the very country it had signed those agreements with.

Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has yet to issue an official statement on the matter, further fueling speculation about who truly represents Somalia’s foreign policy at the international level. This silence has been interpreted as either evidence of internal confusion within the government or the possibility that the campaign was driven by individuals representing personal or factional political interests rather than the national position.

There is also growing concern that Somalia’s decision to support the ITUC-Africa campaign reflects a shift in foreign policy alignment – with Somalia appearing to move closer to Turkey while distancing itself from its traditional Gulf allies such as Saudi Arabia. The silence of State Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen by some observers as a calculated tactic to avoid open diplomatic confrontation with Saudi Arabia, while Omar Faruk uses the campaign as a covert political message. Regardless of intent, this strategy is highly risky, as Saudi Arabia has historically been one of Somalia’s most important development partners, contributing over $100 million to projects in water, education, and rural development.

Accordingly, I call for the following immediate actions:

• Immediate suspension of Omar Faruk Osman from all international platforms and domestic labor representation
• Full disclosure of Somalia’s ILO engagement and legal basis for the complaint against Saudi Arabia
• Parliamentary summons for all officials involved in the ILO delegation and complaint filing
• Official diplomatic apology to Saudi Arabia reaffirming Somalia’s commitment to the labor agreement
• Independent audit and criminal investigation into the allegations of visa fraud, human trafficking, and bribery connected to labor brokerage schemes facilitated through the Ministry of Labor and Omar Faruk Osman.

Unfortunately, the foreign policy of the current regime at Villa Somalia – driven by a small inner circle intoxicated by greed – has lost all semblance of national strategy or principle. Their decisions, made not by long-term vision but by the bribe of the hour, the payoff of the day, resemble the logic of political prostitution, choosing whichever foreign partner offers the highest immediate reward rather than protecting the long-term interests of the Somali people.

Nowhere is this shameful behavior more evident than in the betrayal of the labor agreement between Somalia and Saudi Arabia – a historic opportunity to give unemployed Somali youth a second chance at life. Instead of championing this breakthrough, they sabotaged it to enrich themselves, deliberately placing self-interest above the hopes of an entire generation. It is not foreign policy; it is organized betrayal under the disguise of diplomacy.

Your Excellency, the time has come to choose. Somalia cannot afford to mortgage its sovereignty and credibility for the selfish gains of a few. The youth of this nation deserve better. Parliament will act to hold all those responsible to account, and we expect your office to do the same.

Respectfully,

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Dr. Abdillahi Hashi Abib – BA, MA, MASc, Ph.D
Member of Foreign Affairs Committee, Federal Republic of Somalia the House of People

Mogadishu, Somalia

MP- HOP #201 Awdal Region and Gebileh District
Leader of the Accountability and Transparency Caucus of the House of People
E: abdillahi.abib@parliament.gov.so / dheemaal@yahoo.com
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Standing in the sacred halls of the Martyrs Mosque in Mogadishu on January 12, 2024, he boldly declared Ethiopia as our enemy, pledging that Somalia would never bow to foreign aggression.

He passionately proclaimed, “If land is to be claimed, it is we who should claim a land in Ethiopia, not them claiming our land.”

Yet, what followed was a series of treacherous actions that stripped his words of any sincerity.

This president, bypassing his Cabinet Ministers and Parliament, entered into agreements with foreign powers without transparency or accountability.

Under the guise of safeguarding Somalia’s sovereignty, he signed questionable security agreements with Egypt and Eritrea and pandered to the Turkish President with promises that remain cloaked in secrecy.

And now, in a move that cannot be described as anything less than betrayal, he has visited Addis Ababa, standing side by side with the Abyssinian regime.

He saluted their so-called navy – a force funded by the French President who was kicked out of every country in West Africa intent on carving up our coastline and encroaching on Awdal State’s strategic cities, Zeila and Lughaya.

This is the very regime he once labeled an enemy, and yet today, he lends them legitimacy and emboldens their ambitions.

This president has violated every legal and constitutional safeguard of the Federal Republic of Somalia. His actions are not merely failures of leadership; they are crimes of treason against the Somali people.

It is now imperative for the two chambers of our federal parliament to act decisively and impeach him for betraying the trust of our nation.

We must unite, as we did when defending our coastline against Kenya’s annexation attempts. Let us rise together to defend Somalia’s land, sea, and sovereignty.

This betrayal cannot and will not be allowed to stand.

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Abdullahi Hashi Abib | Member of Foreign Affairs Committee – Member of the House of People of Somalia

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