Sudan’s ruling party raps SPLM-North over new rebel alliance
* Article
* Comments (6)
email Email
print Print
pdfSave
separation
increase
decrease
separation
separation
*
*
*
*
August 9, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese presidential assistant and
deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) Nafie Ali
Nafie slammed the Northern sector of the Sudan People Liberation
Movement (SPLM-North) over a new alliance forged with Darfur rebels
this week.
JPEG - 32.1 kb
Nafie Ali Nafie, deputy head of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party
and assistant of president Omer Hassan al-Bashir (AFP)
Nafie accused SPLM-North of collaborating with unspecified foreign
circles to destabilize the country but emphasized that nothing will
hinder the progress of the state.
Yesterday it was revealed that SPLM-North signed an agreement with two
factions of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in Darfur led by
Abdel-Wahid Mohamed Al-Nur and Minni Arcua Minnawi. It stated that the
main goal of the new coalition is to overthrow the regime through
political or military means.
Gamar Dalman, the media adviser to the SPLM leader in South Kordofan,
told Sudan Tribune in a phone interview on Monday that the
rapprochement between the SPLM-North and Darfur rebel groups was
initiated by the Secretary General Yasir Arman adding that he along
with Chairman Malik Agar are now "rebels" against Khartoum. He also
underlined that all the political forces were approached to join the
alliance.
The oil-rich state of Southern Kordofan includes large populations
which sided with the south during the 20-year civil war. SPLA units in
the state led by former deputy governor Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu have been
fighting Khartoum government troops since early June.
Sudan has accused al-Hilu of launching a rebellion inside South
Kordofan to try and control the region, and team up with rebels in
other areas to challenge the national government.
Nafie who was addressing South Kordofan lawmakers in Khartoum said
that external and internal forces are working together "to create a
new south" that incorporates marginalized population in Sudan.
He called for strengthening state efforts through legislative and
executive mechanisms to defeat what he described as a conspiracy.
The Sudanese parliament speaker Ahmed Ibrahim al-Tahir said that the
SPLM in South Kordofan committed a "huge mistake" by declaring war in
the state.
The NCP’s media officer Ibrahim Ghandour described yesterday’s accord
as a "dangerous turn" and a threat to peace in Sudan.
A copy of the agreement seen by Sudan Tribune emphasizes the
establishment of a secular state based on democratic values and
respect to the rule of law. Furthermore, it calls for crafting a new
constitution that separates religious institutions from state ones "to
prevent exploiting religion in politics".
(ST)
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD
info" group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected].
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
