Bartamaha (Minnesota):- An Ohio man hoping to become the next president of Somalia is campaigning in Minnesota this week.

He stopped by Saint Paul seeking to gain support from the Somali community. Locals are hopeful that Presidential Candidate Mohamed Saleban can turn their home country in the right direction.

If elected in early 2011, Saleban hopes to rid Somalia of its warlords and Islamic militants.

“I believe that Somalia will have an effective government lead by a younger generation,”Saleban said.

By visiting the Twin Cities, which is home to the largest Somali population in North America, he says locals can get the word out to their families back in Somalia, that he’s is the change Somalia needs.

“They will encourage their families that there’s a young guy coming in, there’s a hope for us and you need to support this guy,” Saleban said.

In the highly populated Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside, some feel that Saleban has no chance.

“I don’t think change is going to happen,” Yassin Warsame said. “For the last 20 years it’s been a war.”

Warsame, who’s only 16, has been closely following Somalia’s situation.

“Basically my opinion of politics, is that it’s just a game,” Yassin said. “It’s like chess, you play your pawn correctly and try and win people over.”

Yassin said even if he could cast a vote, he wouldn’t.

“Everything is possible in this world, you don’t need to lose hope,” Saleban said.

And that’s what Saleban needs. Support from Somalis living in America.

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Source:-Kare.

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