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In his recent propaganda campaign he urged Somalis to contact him by twitter and facebook without knowing who much percentage of Somali can read and write or how much of the population have internet service.
A stanch supporter of the president said that he is copying the style of US president and he is absolutely very right.
"This leader is ignorant about his country and he is copying the style of US president Donald Trump". said Ladan Abdullah a woman activist in Somalia.
"Putting America and Somalia in the same political level is seen by many as a political immaturity and error of judgment," Ladan said.
"When some people were informed that President Farmajo demanded the Somalis should ask him
question on twitter a lot of them asked me what is the twitter," she laughed.
Another political observers Ibrahim Haji Ismail in Mogadishu accused Farmaajo to be political "imposter."
Ismail said that "Farmajo seized to be a president of the world's poorest nation but became just a political comedian."
"How many farmers, nomads and poor villagers have internet accesses in Somalia, the person who is claiming to be the leader is not ware about the plight of his poor people.," said angry Ismail.
Other people also said the president is not communicating with Somali people but playing around with individuals in the Diaspora.
"Those who have no facebook or twitter accounts are not on Farmaajo list of interest, he is not concerned about them," added Ismail.
Farmaajo also maybe wants those affected by the draught to communicate with him to ask for food, water, shelter and medicine.
The behavior of this president is so funny, if the poor people can afford pay for internet bill they would not lost their lives of hunger.
"I wish this so called president shall not waste another four years of Somalia," Maryan Abdi Mohamud said.
"I pray we will get a better president in near future God willing," she said by adding " even the warlords didn't tell us to communicate with them by facebook and twitter.
Mursal Ibrahim from youth group said that " most of Farmaajo business are done or made without due consideration of political wisdom, I am not surprised and that is the way he is created.."
By Dahir Alasow
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President of twitter and facebook not of Somalia.
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