The Somali government Wednesday (November 6th) declined to comment on why Yussur Abrar resigned from her post as governor of the Central Bank of Somalia after barely one month on the job.

“The Federal Government of Somalia has an unshakeable commitment to good-governance,” spokesman for the Somali prime minister Ridwan Haji Abdiweli said in a statement. “We do not wish to comment on individual decisions, nor will we speculate about the resignation of the Central Bank governor. It will be up to the new governor, when appointed, to carry on the important job of reforming the Central Bank.”

Abrar was appointed in late September with little fanfare from the government. She reportedly sent her resignation letter, dated October 30th, to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

The reasons for her resignation remain unconfirmed, but rumours have circulated about the decision.

“From the moment I was appointed, I have continuously been asked to sanction deals and violate my fiduciary responsibility to the Somali people as head of the nation’s monetary authority,” Abrar’s resignation letter said, according to the Financial Times.

Source: Sabahi Online