Saturday, December 10, 2016
Dayib refuses to participate in an election that has been ”marred by corruption, rigging, intimidation, violence and blatant disregard for the rule of law”.
Finnish-Somali Fadumo Dayib is pulling out of the Somali presidential election. She announced her withdrawal on Twitter yesterday, Friday.
Dayib writes that she does not want to participate in an election that has been ”marred by corruption, rigging, intimidation, violence and blatant disregard for the rule of law”.
I will instead work on challenging the status quo, on holding the administration & international community accountable. #servantleadership
— Fadumo Dayib (@fqdayib) December 9, 2016
”In addition, I will work on democratizing Somalia and paving the way for democratic elections in 2020,” she continues on Twitter.