Hassan Sheikh: A leader isolated from reality

The outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been described as a failed leader who possesses the characteristics of a dictator, such as being self-conceited and feeling no need for advice from anyone, and creating an environment built on praise, sycophancy, and flattery to display a sense of satisfaction used to achieve specific personal interests and goals.

It has been realized that anyone who speaks to Hassan Sheikh does not tell him what is best for him, but is actually misleading him. This is the path on which Hassan is lost, paved with praise and applause. Words are whispered into his ears such as; "the solution lies in your wisdom, father," "the opposition are poor souls without strength," and "the country has no leader other than you." All these statements are those that can lead the old man astray and plunge him into disrepute.

Since these words have been repeated for a long time, Hassan Sheikh has gradually become isolated from the truth, and then his self-righteousness has burdened him to the extent that his overconfidence has become absolute.

No leader is immune to mistakes, but it depends on how the truth is told to them. Sycophancy and praise inflate the leader's ego, while the truth saves the nation.