Somalia Opposition Questions Banaadir Poll Funding Source

Somalia, 16 December 2025- Somalia’s key opposition group, Salvation Platform Forum, yesterday challenged the government to come clean on the source of funds for the  Banaadir local council elections scheduled for 25 December.

The group made the demands at a night meeting  in Mogadishu convened  to discuss the political situation in the country and the upcoming Banaadir elections.

The leaders questioned the costs of the  elections, noting that the budget for the exercise was not included in the 2025 budget estimates.

Member of Parliament Abdishakur Warsame accused the federal government of failing the transparency test on election funding and expenditure.

Warsame, has alleged that the planed Banaadir elections was shrouded in mystery terming it a   ‘money laundering’ scheme for some powerful politicians.

"When I conducted a thorough investigation, I asked myself ‘how is this being done?’ I concluded that the entire electoral process is a money laundering scheme," he said.