Thirteen SYL MPs rebelled against the prime minister over cabinet choices

Evidence

Many members of the party were disappointed with the prime minister’s choice of individuals and the size of his cabinet. A group of thirteen SYL members of parliament, led by Nur Hashi Alas, Abdirazak H. Hussen, Mohamed Ossoble Adde, Abdirashid Ali, and Mohamed Gabiou challenged the prime minister. They wrote a petition critical of the government to the Italian administrator, Mario Di Stefano. The group asked Osman to deliver the petition to the administrator and get an appointment for them. Osman rejected the request and advised them to use the party and parliamentary mechanisms to deal with the controversy. The rebels refused to heed this counsel as they felt that they did not have enough support in parliament to undo the prime minister’s choices. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 400