SPLM-N RIFT: Agar rejects al-Hilu’s "coup", renews calls for temporary
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SPLM-N leader Malik Agar walks with the SPLA-N chief of Staff Jacod
Mekouar and SPLM-N SG Yasir Arman after their arrival into the Nuba
Mountains on 25 March 2017 (ST Photo)
June 9, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the SPLM North, Malik Agar, on
Friday described the appointment of Abdel Aziz al-Hilu as chairman of
the Movement as a coup based on tribal alliances. Further, he
reiterated his proposal to choose a temporary leadership from the
current leadership council according to the seniority of its
membership.
The Nuba Mountains Liberation Council (NMLC) Wednesday decided to
install al-Hilu as temporary president of the Movement, to relieve
Agar from the leadership of the armed group together with the
secretary general Yasir Arman, and to prevent them from entering the
SPLM-N controlled areas.
But Agar rejected the move describing it as a "coup d’état if it
succeeds will pave the way for other coups to come after," he said,
stressing that "a coup cannot lead and build a democratic national
movement and will not be accepted by the Movement’s members and
leaders, or why did our people resist for 27 years the coup of
al-Bashir".
In addition, he challenged the legality of the meeting of the Nuba
Liberation Council saying it did not have a quorum. He pointed out
that a "handful" of NMLC members held the meeting under a direct order
from al-Hilu and tried to hide the weakness of attendance through the
organisation of a public celebration to mark the 6th anniversary of
the resumption of the war on June 6, 2011.
Agar wondered how a regional body can decide to dissolve the SPLM-N
leadership council, saying it is a "political, legal and
constitutional paradox". Further, he underscored that the decisions of
the NMLC were signed by a colonel who joined the SPLA-N in 2012 who
dismissed the chairman and the secretary-general, both have the rank
of Lieutenant General.
The SPLM-N leader stressed that the decisions of the Nuba Liberation
Council were based on an alliance between certain tribes, warning that
this is "unacceptable" and would divide the Movement on a tribal
basis.
Also, he said "the small group working on the engineering of this coup
is a group with tribal orientations that led to tribal fighting in the
Blue Nile, a matter that should not happen in the Nuba Mountains. "
Agar was referring to the recent clashes that occurred in between the
SPLA-N controlled areas in the Blue Nile state between the group’s
members from the Adak tribe against their comrades from Al-Angassana,
the tribe of Malik Agar. The former supported al-Hilu’s move against
Agar.
NEW LEADERSHIP
He renewed his readiness and the Secretary General to voluntarily
renounce the leadership of the group saying that "it is better for the
Movement to choose a temporary leadership in accordance with the
seniority of the current leadership council to oversee the convening
of the General Conference with the participation of real
representatives of the Two Areas and the states of the northern sector
(Sudan) and representatives of the Movement in the Diaspora."
He stressed that the Chairman and the Secretary-General will never run
for any future executive position in any way, adding that the movement
needs a comprehensive assessment and openness to determine the way
forward.
He reiterated that "it is not acceptable that a small group of Kauda
town decide the future of the Movement".
He pointed out that the right to self-determination is one of the
contentious issues with al-Hilu in that sense that the movement’s
chairman and secretary-general and many others leaders and members of
the movement adhere to the vision of the New Sudan and the unity of
Sudan on new bases.
He further said the other contention with al-Hilu that the latter
after his return from a secret foreign visit, he started to discuss
the possibility of dividing the Sudan into five countries with the
SPLM-N’s cadre.
Agar called on al-Hilu to realise before it was too late that his
"coup paves the way for internal and external forces to encircle the
Movement, forces that have been in full hostility with the Movement
and will now find a golden opportunity."
He appealed the Movement’s forces and members to preserve the SPLM-N
unity and to move away from ethnic and tribal, geographical divisions
and commit themselves to the group’s vision.
(ST)
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10 June 08:35, by Planetmars
Malik Agar, is a liar. he was behind the recent clash between his
tribes and all the tribes in the blue nile. he miscalculate the
strength of the unified tribes and order an attack on fellow blue nile
by his tribes armed by his nephew Ahmed Omda.600 Ak 47 and Rgp were
distributed among his tribes in the refugee camps in mabaan county and
then attack fellow blue nile refugee, but they were defeate
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10 June 08:44, by Planetmars
Malik does not have the character of democracy. Now his tribes
control none of any military based in the sPlM- N control area. Let
him come home in the blue nile and clean up the mess he leave behind.
He is the one to blame for his policy of one tribe dominant which lead
to tribal polarization on each side. he can blame Al-hilu ,but the
people of the blue nile want him to answer these questions:
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10 June 09:01, by Redeemer
Mr.Agar
When you miscalculate politics it turns bitter. That is what
also happened to Pagan Amum, he signed a miscalculated agreement by
making himself completely different from the government which he is
part of, he installed his group in positions but he remained on the
run
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10 June 08:53, by Planetmars
why did he execute Ali bander the most respected in the rebel
ranks. why did his tribes fire first at other tibes in the blue
nile.It is not just one tribes uduk on the other side as he claim, it
is all tribes against his tribe ingasana. Lots of lives have been lost
because of his policy. He can’t lead in the blue nile any more. Other
tribes are very angry at him right now. He called he run spLm-N
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10 June 09:02, by Planetmars
as a family business, or as a tribal business. He made history in
bringing the first tribal fight in the blue nile. He focus the peace
talk on humanitarian assistance as if people are fighting the
government for the right to access humanitarian assistance. Ulike Dr.
Garang, malik run the splm N without manifesto. No clear goals, no
democratic character on him.
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10 June 09:32, by Planetmars
why is he calling for new leadership now after he lost it.He could
have done just that two or three years ago. Conditions given to him
and his tribe now is disarm and come back and get retrain on unity.
Uduk tribe a long ally of southern are taking action against malik to
protect those small tribe in the blue nile that are being massacre in
different refugee camps by malik’s tribe.
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10 June 09:35, by Sunday Junup
eheheheheh!!!! Self determination verse New Sudan policy was the
one that destroy unity between nyanya II and SPLA. Again b/n SSIM and
SPLA also it is the main cause of 2013 crisis in SS. Take care or face
consequences. I can support Abdel Aziz al-Hilu then Malik Agar. Malik
and Salva are just running parties with Manifesto or conventions.its a
punishment from G-d for your involvement to SS affair
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10 June 09:40, by Planetmars
Without uduks and the berta on malik’s side , malik can not
balance his leadership in the blue nile. That is why he called for new
leadership. Come back malik and get training on unity and diversity.
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10 June 11:57, by Son of BLue Nile
Malik knows that he has been with Uduk before his tribemate joined
the movement and there is no any other Uduk who has talked bad about
him they gave him to be the leader of every thing even though he is
alone in the movement surrounded by Uduk from day one now you are
accusing them of coup against your tribemate i know the Uduk are good
people if they are to be bad people the rest of the tribes
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10 June 12:03, by Son of BLue Nile
continuation
including his will not get big position in the movement but that
is not what is in the mind of Uduk tribe the man himself is so
tribalistic when his tribemate joinned the movement after the CPA he
promoted them past the real people who are in the movement and no one
talks about that because people are considering them to be our own and
lastly because he is doing things like a small
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10 June 12:07, by Son of BLue Nile
child who does not see tommorow things turn around Yes i may agree
with him that the Uduk took the lead because they are the most
strongest tribe who can put resistant to them and any other tribes
follows and if it is true the fight is between Uduk and Ingassana as
he claimed why did they have to execute Ali Bander who is not Uduk?
Those are just rubish whether he runs up and down the people of
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10 June 12:11, by Son of BLue Nile
Blue Nile will not accept you back as their leader any more we are
better off minus you and your tribe provided that all the other
remaining tribes are united we will remained the people of Blue Nile
Not Jubal Ingassana as you wanted it to be in the face of the World we
are assuring you that you have failed
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10 June 15:41, by Don-Don Malith Rual
It is very unfortunate that people diverted from the real
objective of naturalization to the senseless war of tribalism n
nepotism. I wish Dr Garang was a live to represent your issues to
international community including Abei case of apprehension. I feel
pity on u dearestically fellow brothers! I wish u got aur share like
us though we misused it
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10 June 22:31, by Akeen Mangarthon
Self determination is the best option. Agar is actually an elder
and most respected leader however his idealogy of new sudan is a long
way to go and he will never achieve it as well . He and Yasir Arman
can think twice on this and unite the rank and files of SPLM/A-N for
goal of self determination for Central Sudan.
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