The breakthrough agreement reached by Somaliland and Ethiopia has caused fear and political tension that has shaken all the regions and countries held by Somalis in the world with many views expressed.
The long history of Ethiopia’s desire to have access to the sea is the reason why most of the Somali people are against the agreement that it is said that a military base will be implemented in the city of Lughaye on the coast of the Red Sea, where the Ethiopian troops will be stationed. years.
The diaspora has held various rallies and meetings in every city and some of them are organizing various rallies and meetings against it, they always think that Ethiopia is an enemy country and it used to have land for Somalis and they always say that the politics of the country should be abandoned. with their desire for land & sea that they have in the Somali country.
Teacher Abdullahi Abdi told HOL that the Somali people living in the Maine region, who are all of them, have the same idea that a part of their land cannot be changed by political ambitions based on reality, there is no land or sea people in the world. Changed an identity that is not true to the legacy of their children, said Coach Abdullahi. At this meeting, various scholars from the region spoke about the value of the motherland and how important it is to protect and oppose Ethiopia’s desire for Somali land and sea.
leaders & scholars of Lewiston, Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed who lives in Portland, Abdirahman Osman who is an intellectual from Portland, Sh. Salah Mohamud who is the imam of the Lewiston Auburn mosque and spoke about the need to publicly confront these issues, Dr. Abdifatah Ahmed who is also from What intellectuals and academics have described as an ill-considered and ill-considered deal, and a great danger, on the women’s side, Ifrah Mohamed, who lives in Lewiston, gave an emotional speech at the meeting.
The youths also spoke about this meeting, Mohamed Khalid said that we are not in the country, but what we have seen and heard on the social media is bothering us in Ethiopia, we belong to our sea and our land, and finally, Abdullahi Mire asked the community to unite such groups. people to be maintained as long as Ethiopia and Somaliland cancel the advance agreement.
In the interest of the community, they read a statement from there stating that they are in full support against Ethiopia’s violations of the sovereignty of Somali land, and they support the decision of the Somali government in this matter.
