Somali petitions for and against union were signed within a month of each other

Evidence

This petition for a united Somalia was signed on August 17, 1946, while the one opposed to the Bevin plan was signed on September 11, 1946. Among the signatories of the first petition was Haji Ibrahim Egal, the father of the future political leader of the Somali National League. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1202

Categorization

• QUESTION: Curious about why there were two opposing petitions signed so close together, and who organized the anti-union one.