Osman refused to campaign personally, leaving his fate to parliament

Evidence

During all my life I have never said please elect me, nor will I do it now, because the Presidency is a post of trust and requires a great deal of responsibility. The election of the President of the Republic must be left to the decision of the members of the parliament who are solely responsible to elect a just man in the interest of the country and of the citizens. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 905