Former State Minister of Defense Gen. Sheikh Yusuf Inda Adde has declared the government of Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as illegitimate. According to the news broadcasted by one of the leading media houses in Somalia, Yusuf has taken control of the monument of the Unknown Soldier in the Somalia capital Mogadishu. Yusuf had defected on n May 17, 2009, to the Transitional Federal Government and was later appointed Minister of Defense. He resigned from the position as minister on June 17, 2010, and started his own faction after claiming the government didn't keep to its agreements. Following the stalemate, Somalia is likely to miss the February 8 deadline for choosing a new president.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 19:35 UTC