During the last election five years ago when he addressed the issue of stepping down, he asked: "How can I go out of a banana plantation I have planted that has started bearing fruits?"
Intii lagu guda jiray doorashadii ugu dambeysay shan sano ka hor markii uu ka hadlayay arrinta ku saabsan inuu xilka ka dego, wuxuu is weydiiyay: "Sidee ayaan uga tagaa beer moos ah oo aan abuuray taas oo bilowday inay miro soo bixiso?"