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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.
- 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)
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