Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
September 9, 2009 (WASHINGTON) — A conference of Sudanese opposition parties due to start in South Sudan capital of Juba this week has been delayed, Sudan Tribune has learned.
The conference was called for by the ex-Southern rebel group Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) last May amid growing frustration with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) among opposition parties.
The NCP has declined to take part in the conference saying it was not consulted on the working papers to be discussed and also expressed suspicion over the motives behind the convention suggesting it is a coalition in the making against it.
However, a meeting took place between the Vice President of South Sudan Government Riek Machar and leading figures of the NCP late Tuesday night and discussed the Juba conference.
Sources told Sudan Tribune that the NCP asked the SPLM to reschedule the conference until after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan so that it can join it at a later date after it has prepared for it.
The SPLM agreed and the Juba conference is now set to start on September 26.
It is not clear why the NCP had a change of heart regarding participating in the conference. NCP officials and pro-government media has launched a bitter attack on the SPLM for hosting it.
Today a number of political figures were quoted by Sudan official news agency (SUNA) as saying that the Juba conference as “exclusionist” and “partial”.
The secretary general of the council for national unity parties Mudawi Al-Turabi said that they intend to formally address SPLM leader Salva Kiir “on the violations that targeted the parties that are in the government coalition with him [SPLM]”.
Al-Turabi said that the alliance of the SPLM with opposition parties “will unravel the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and democratic transformation”.
In another development the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which is Sudan’s second largest Northern party has announced that it will send a representative to the Juba conference.
The DUP had announced last week that they will not take part in the conference for “partisan reasons”.
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Kur
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
The NCP is getting scared of what awaits them. If all the oppositions parties come together, then their destiny of the NIf is the garbage bin. Your exit from the power you stole a long time ago is coming soon, and remember the ICC is around the corner.
Kur
Oduko
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
Now I agree that SPLM is the only party which can brings all Sudanese poeple togetger like what DR Garang Said, and this is evident, they trying to bring all Sudanese Opposition parties together so that we can solves our own problems without international community that NCP allways call to fixed our problems, to be honest I was supparter of SPLM/D-C of Lam Akol but I am back to SPLM/A because they turn Juba to be peaceful place in Sudan history, the pleace that all it citizens have freedoms of speech, dress, move from state to state I said all this things cause I’am in Juba right now but been to Khartoum before, I personaly think that Juba nearly overtake Khertoum populations cause citizens of all parts of sudan found Juba as their kingdom of injoysment their lifetime unlike khartoum which allways jail it citizens for unknown reason..
Ahmed
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
I have a feeling Silva kiir is not going to die naturely! we ill wait and see…
oshay
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
Who in their right mind will form a coaltion with a group of faliures?
jalabi
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
Just a simple question: if SPLM has already determined the fate of the south and separation is the firm solution why SPLM gathering all those northern parties in Juba???!!! what SPLM wants from mondokoros??!! why wasting their time and money??!! it’s just ridiculous!!
Jalabi (Abo Jalabia)
Hillary B.M.L,M
Sudanese opposition conference in Juba delayed: sources
James Gatdet, Manyom Mayom and Ngor Arol Dak, where is Isaak Vuni? I deeply like to read his Report on this Web Site.
You are contributing a lot, but tell us where is this eloquent Reporter who usually uncover details of corrupt act in South Sudan Parliament.