Hussen recruited the minority-party leader Egal into the SYL as his eventual successor

Evidence

Egal’s ambition was not derailed despite the setback in parliament. He had been restless for some time because he had not held a major political office in the country for several years. Recognizing Egal’s abilities and his dilemma in being a member of small minority party, Hussen, who had his own increasing frustration with the unprincipled politics of a significant number of MPs, invited Egal for dinner sometime after the vote for Speaker of the assembly. Hussen declared that he was not interested in the premiership after his term ended and that Egal, as a most prominent member of parliament, had a good chance for leadership if he joined the SYL. Hussen nominated him for membership, and Egal was voted in. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 875

Categorization

• XREF: Egal later became Somalia’s long-ruling civilian then Siad Barre-era prime minister; this is the pivotal entry point.