Puntland Cabinet Approves Anthem and Meets TFG Parliamentary Members
The Puntland Cabinet approved the national anthem of Puntland in an ordinary meeting held at the conference facility of the Puntland State House this morning.
The weekly session held by the cabinet hosted a delegation from the TFG of Somalia led by Mr. Hassan Abshir Farah.
The agenda of the meeting comprised of three main points; a weekly review presented by the Ministry of Infromation, a report presented by the delegation from the TFG of Somalia and the vote for the approval of the anthem.
H.E. President Abdirahman Mahamad Mahamud briefed the TFG delegation on progress made by the incumbent administration of Puntland State of Somalia. After the president's speech, the TFG members of parliament hailing from Puntland constituencies presented a speech to the house. The delegate's speech was composed of the purpose of their visit to Puntland State of Somalia.
The final point in the agenda was mesmerising , it was the presentation of the newly composed anthem for Puntland State of Somalia. The Puntland State Minister for Democratization and Federal Affairs cum Chairman of the evaluation committee for the selection of the state symbols and anthem , Dr. Abdi Hassan Jimale (phd), gave a summary of the activities carried out by the evaluation committee in the selection process.
The State Minister proceeded to recite the winning composition selected from a number of local and Diaspora competitors. The winning composer is Mr. Abdullahi Mahamad Jibriil, a poet hailing from Garowe, the capital city of Puntland State of Somalia.