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Sudan’s NCP denies collapse of S. Kordofan accord

July 6, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) denied that an accord it signed with the Northern sector of Sudan people Liberation Movement (SPLM) last month on South Kordofan has collapsed.

Ibrahim Ghandour, the NCP spokesperson, said in press statements that President Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s meeting today with African Union (AU) mediator Thabo Mbeki shows that the agreement is still alive and that consultations are continuing regarding it.

Former South African president Mbeki helped broker the understanding between the two sides in an attempt to end the clashes in the oil-rich border state that erupted early last month. He told reporters after meeting with Bashir that they discussed South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) blamed the violence on SPLA units led by Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu claiming that they attacked a police station in the state capital and stole weapons from there. But the SPLM said that the Northern army wanted to disarm its fighters by force.

More than 73,000 civilians have fled since the clashes between the northern army and south-linked forces started, according to UN reports.

Under the Addis Ababa agreement, the NCP would recognize SPLM-North to continue “as a legal political party in Sudan”. Officials in North Sudan have said in the past they will not allow the SPLM-North to exist after July 9th calling it an extension of a foreign party.

The NCP and SPLM-North agreed to form a joint political committee to ensure that “the issue of governance in South Kordofan shall be discussed and resolved amicably … within thirty days”. The agreement also states that the two sides should begin working on a cease-fire and allow humanitarian access into Southern Kordofan.

The accord also SPLA fighters in the North “shall be integrated, over a time period and with modalities to be agreed, into the Sudan Armed Forces” and that “any disarmament shall be done in accordance with agreed-upon plans and without resorting to force.”

But last Friday president Bashir appeared to discount the accord and instructed SAF to continue military operations in South Kordofan. He also said that SPLM-North will be allowed to become a political party only when it conforms with the pertinent laws on establishing parties.

Many analysts have speculated that there is a rift within the NCP on the agreement which was signed by Bashir’s assistant Nafie Ali Nafie.

But Ghandour today denied any divisions saying that the NCP is united on this issue.

(ST)

2 Comments

  • Wanibuluk Ciciliba
    Wanibuluk Ciciliba

    Sudan’s NCP denies collapse of S. Kordofan accord
    Do you know how Satan runs her business? During the day she operates on small scale prethending good but at night, she turns to be a killer, thief and destroyer and that is exactly what NCP is.
    Nafie signed agreement not at the interest of the party but due to pressure.
    Yesterday Gandour was live on BBC focuss on Africa stil defending their position in S. Kordofan and gave a contradicting statement that the(NCP) are striving for peace in Sudan and a united Sudan after the independence of the South though the Darfur are thinking on the same direction but NCP will never allow it happen whether by force or peacfull talks yet here he is saying they have not droped the agreement? He was asked by the BBC presenter why is he talking about peace when settlight shows people laying dead yesterday and many fleeing the region of S. Kordofan he refered it to George ator and Gadet.
    The division in the NCP is a reality and soon it will collapse because NCP is doing things contrary to its obligations and allegience to her members and the citizens.

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  • mohammed ali
    mohammed ali

    Sudan’s NCP denies collapse of S. Kordofan accord
    Now we are two countries , let us concentrate on solving our own problems. For us your problems are your internal affairs , you have to solve them, not us. For you , our problems is our internal affairs, you should bother with them or interfer. Let us co-operate in building peace between the two countries. The first step is just leave us alone , our problems are our problems, your problems are your problems.This is quite fair.

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