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Jowhar town receives administration after mess
2006-06-20
(SomaliNet) The leader of joint Islamic courts Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has nominated on Monday an interim committee of the administration in middle Shabelle region in Somalia after hours of talks by Islamists' officials, businessmen, traditional elders and youth over formation of an authority. This came after feeling of widespread of disorder, as Somalinet correspondent says. Sheikh Sharif named eight members of the committee to rule the region in the meeting held in former hall of meeting by the transitional federal government in Jowhar, a town that recently had fallen into hands of Islamic militiamen.

Jowhar town, which is still under night time curfew, was last strong hold of the failed members of anti terror alliance that defeated in the battle of the social appraising in the capital led by Islamic courts' union after 15 years of gun-rule. Sharif said the administration committee who will hold all the region's activities were include.
· The chairman Sheikh Osman Mohamed Mohamud.
· Deputy chairman Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh Mohamud Abdirahman
· Second deputy chairman Sheikh Mohamud Moalim Hassan
· Membership Abdulahi Moalim Mukhtar
· Membership Sheikh Yusuf Tur-hume
· Membership Sheikh Ali Nor Hogsade
· Membership Sheikh Abdirahim Ali Mudey
· Membership Sheikh Mohamud Haji Hassan Adow
Sheikh Sharif, the leader of Islamic courts' union said the new administration is under process and the nominees should hold the responsibility in fairness and equality facing hard tasks towards restoring peace and stability in the region. However, ever since the Islamic courts' militiamen seized the power of Jowhar town 90km (55miles) north of the Somalia capital Mogadishu last week, there have been an outcry from the residents over feeling little insecurity by militiamen with Islamic courts. Despite seen very oppressing rule, the Jowhar people had rested in peace and security for three years and half. Confirmed reports say.

"Although the former ruler of this town Mohamed Dhere was repressing the people too hard and double taxation but we used to have reliable security in the town, every thing was straight, there was no fear at all, I am worry about this transition stage in Jowhar by islamists," one of residents who asked to be identified told Somalinet.

"We are welcoming the new change to the town and the capture of Jowhar by Islamic courts but the Islamists are needed to try harder to restore the stability known in Jowhar town," he said. Then, ICU launched unusual step towards removing all militiamen and their weapons from Jowhar town in an attempt to secure peace and stability after it emerged reports on militiamen with Islamic courts' union looted some of the property of former ruler.
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