Sudan’s Bashir accepts resignation of information minister, relieves
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April 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan
al-Bashir issued a decree late on Monday accepting the resignation of
Information Minister Abdullah Ali Massar which has been pending at his
desk since last week.
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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese state Minister of
Information Sana Hamad poses for a photo with Sudanese armed forces at
the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan (AP)
Massar got into a dispute with the presidency over his decision to
suspend the director of Sudan’s official news agency (SUNA) Awad
Jadain while he undergoes investigation for alleged financial and
administrative irregularities.
On Friday, Bashir reversed Massar’s orders regarding Jadain and halted
the work of an investigation committee into SUNA formed by the
outgoing minister.
The council of ministers secretariat issued a statement today
stressing that Massar had no legal authority over SUNA’s director as
the latter is appointed by the presidency. Therefore only the
president can take any action regarding Jadain.
Sana Hamad, state information minister, sided with Jadain and put a
freeze on Massar’s decision while he was travelling abroad. This
prompted Massar to cut short his trip and strip Hamad from her role as
supervisor over SUNA.
Many in the street saw Jadain’s return as a victory to Hamad with many
suggesting that she is a likely candidate to take over from him after
deciding to quit his post.
But Bashir took the surprise move today and sacked Hamad without
giving her a new role despite her wide popularity among citizens for
her appearances on TV as representative of government positions on
several key issues.
The decree did not appoint a new minister and it did not say who would
be in charge in the interim.
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