In response to the report, TFG President Sharif Ahmed was quoted as saying that the missing funds referred to never reached Somalia and were “perhaps in the pockets of other people.” He added that he would welcome assistance in finding the funds because “the transitional government is now struggling to pay workers their wages,”[44] although the World Bank’s report had clearly indicated that the missing funds - US$72 million in 2009 and US$39 million in 2010 – were sufficient to pay all civil servants, parliamentarians and security forces in those two years.
In response to the report, TFG President Sharif Ahmed was quoted as saying that the missing funds referred to never reached Somalia and were “perhaps in the pockets of other people.” He added that he would welcome assistance in finding the funds because “the transitional government is now struggling to pay workers their wages,”[44] although the World Bank’s report had clearly indicated that the missing funds - US$72 million in 2009 and US$39 million in 2010 – were sufficient to pay all civil servants, parliamentarians and security forces in those two years.