Somalia’s new Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke, took over office from his predecessor Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed in a ceremony held on Thursday.
Ahmed congratulated Sharmarke and requested that the Parliament and the President work with Sharmarke in order to achieve his constitutional duties, Xinhua reported.“I am very pleased that I am handing over the office to new Prime Minister Sharmarke. I request that both sides, those that supported me and those that supported the president, to support the new PM and unite for the interest of the country,” said the former Prime Minister. “It was a great time and we have achieved so much and the new PM will finish the remaining activities in order to make the country reach the Vision 2016,” he added.