Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — At the Town Hall Meeting held in Mogadishu yesterday, the President of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the host Mohamed Harare were seated in middle of the venuewith their legs stomping on the flag of Somalia. No country has ever allowed to have its flag used as a doormat.
“President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud kept treading on the flag of Somalia during the Town Hall Meeting in Mogadishu. It is disheartening to see the Head of the State disrespecting the flag he took the oath to protect and respect. The flag is the symbol of our sovereignty. President Mohamud owes Somali citizens an apology” said a Somali Senator who spoke to Puntland Post anonymously.
Many Somali citizens have expressed dismay over indifference to the degradation of the Somalia flag under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s watch. Several years ago a college in the United States put the Stars and Stripes on the ground of a girls’ college to see if any of students walked on the flag. No student walked over the American flag.
“If students can understand the significance of their national flag why did President Mohamud or his Villa Somalia aides fail to prevent the Somalia flag from being turned into a doormat?” wondered the Senator. “This shameless practice must be stopped once and for all”.
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