BARMM honors life, legacy of Bangsamoro Wālī Sheik Khalipha Nando

Cotabato City

Bangsamoro community mourns the demise of the first Wālī Sheikh Khalipha Usman Nando, who passed away at age 81 on Sunday.

Flags in front of the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) at the Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC) in this city were lowered to half day morning, Feb. 5, in honor of his passing.

In a statement released on Monday, Bangsamoro Chief mous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament on March 29, 2019. Consequently, he opened the first inaugural session of the BTA as the ceremonial head of the Bangsamoro Govern-

Among the duties and responsibilities of the late Wālī, as per Republic Act (RA) 11054 or the Bang- samoro Organic Law (BOL), include the opening of the sessions of the Parliament, administering the oath of office, dissolving the Parliament upon the advice of the Chief Minister after a vote of no confidence against the government of the day, callingfor theelection of a new Parliament, and attending to public ceremonies.