Somali Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Gedi said in Jowhar on Friday that his government and people will not accept any obstacles, any hindrance, toward the reconciliation and peace of Somalia, in all over the world.
"I'm calling them especially those who are parts of the government, to join the reconciliation efforts, to accept the willof the Somali people, to forget about tribalism, factionalism, and opportunism," said Gedi during a special interview with Xinhua.
He has also before warned that the government was prepared to use force to confront powerful warlords-turned-legislators who he accused of trying to undermine the peace process from their bases in the capital.
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has been based in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, for the eight months since its formation, and only began relocating to Somalia on June 13. The entire cabinet has finished moving to Jowhar, with the last batch arriving Thursday afternoon.
The main bone of contention between the two rival factions in the TFG is where the returning administration should make its base, with president and prime minister preferring to settle the government in the southern town of Jowhar, instead of the capital Mogadishu.
Gedi also promised to start the operations of the government soon, so as to reconstruct the nation in an early stage. "Although the government's plan is still not functional, we're planning to start very soon."
"The pacification of the capital city itself, Mogadishu, particularly, is full of the strongest support from people, for they felt that it is a longer way to our new government, after suffering from civil wars, destruction, refugee, among other problems."
Somalia had no functional central authority for the 14 years following the collapse in 1991 of the government of Muhammad Siyad Barre. Civil war erupted in the Horn of Africa state soon after Barre was toppled as various factions and rival warlords fought for power.
The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which is made up of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Somalia, sponsored two years of peace talks between the various Somali clans and factions, culminating in the establishment of the TFG in Nairobi in October 2004.
"Somali people is fed up with civil strife, destruction, in terms of death, destruction, displacement, and refugees, therefore, peace reconciliation conference in Kenya, with the leadership of the regional mediator IGAD was tremendous," said Gedi.
He made appeal that in order to rebuild the country, the Somali people need the support of the international donor community, and an environment that can enable them to attract support of the international community toward the interest of the Somali people.
"This time, I think, it is the hope and expectation of the Somali people, with the help of the international communities to half the government's expenses," said Gedi.
He appealed especially to the nationals, who are cabinet members, members of the transitional government, to be kind, and understand the responsibility which is on their shoulders for the will of the Somali people.
About the Somaliland, which claimed to be independent 14 years ago, but has not been recognized by the international society, Gedi said the government will start dialogue with it at proper time.
"Toward pacifying the rest of Somalia, when we reach the level of stability and security, the level which is equal or better than that of the Somaliland, the policy of the government is to start dialogue with Somaliland, for the reconciliation of development of the nation."
He expressed confidence the development will bring back together the Somali people "from all corners, on the basis of the regional safety, the same religion, the same language, the same culture, and the sympathy to sort out misunderstanding."