Mogadishu — Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussien (Nur Adde) refused on Sunday the decision by President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed to sack him.

Speaking in Baidoa, the seat of the Somali transitional parliament Nur Adde said that the president has no "legal authority" to sack him and that he would continue to serve in his capacity as prime minister.

Mr. Hussein said that it was for the parliament to decide on the "constitutional breach" of president's decision to sack him early on Sunday after the president accused him of mismanagement and incompetence.

Mr. Yusuf and his Prime minister also disagreed last month over the composition of new cabinet.

President Abdulahi Yusuf has expressed dissatisfaction with the Djibouti deal, describing as "a clan deal."