CAN SOUTHWEST STATE MAKE ANY TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE?
The initial Southwest State also known as (Koofur-Galbeed Soomaaliya) was first established by the late “Hassan Mohamed Nur – Shaatigaduud” by then he was the paramount leader of RRA which on lasted for three years. The rebirth of the SWS later begun in Oct, 2013 where community elders and intellectuals across six regions started to work on the formation of the regional state but on the contrary another movement started in Baidoa main town to form three regions state. As the simultaneous opposing parties continued their campaigns; on 3 rd March,20134 Madobe Nunow was elected as the president of the six state regions while Sharif Hassan side insisted on the 3 regions state formation through his closely allied political flag bearer Mr. Abdinur. Failure of the six regions state: Despite the fact that Madobe Nunow was elected by key community elders and supporters from the six regions of (Bay,Bakool,Gedo,Lower Shabelle and the two JUBA). Nunow’s state government lacked the su