1. Puntland is more powerful than all federal states combined, including Banadir capital, and it is generally more peaceful overall.
2. Why should Puntland pay any taxes to the most corrupt

country in the world? Moreover, 70% of the budget comes from donations. According to your logic, only taxpayers have a say, so why should Puntland comply in the first place or even remain in union with the country?
3. The government waged a failed two-year war

against Al-Shabaab, resulting only in casualties and deaths. It’s a cycle of gaining and losing land to Al-Shabaab with no strategic planning.
4. Puntland played a pivotal role in establishing Somalia Government 2.0 (the first Somali government existed from 1960 to 1991) and could easily dissolve it by declaring independence.
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