Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
December 5, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese 1st Vice President Ali Osman Taha described those speculating a popular uprising in the country as “naive”, expressing confidence that the people are able “to distinguish the wicked from the good”.
Taha was apparently responding to statements by his former mentor and leader of the opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) Hassan al-Turabi who called last week for a revolution against the government.
“Those who dreamed that separation [of South Sudan] means judgment day has come had their dreams shattered,” Taha said.
The Sudanese VP said the people’s awareness and content with the government stems from the latter’s sincere handling of crucial issues that need immediate and bold decisions.
He nonetheless acknowledged the severity of the economic crisis but demanded patience saying that the medicine will be bitter tasting.
The Sudanese south became an independent nation last July and took with it 75% of the country oil wealth which meant that the north lost billions of dollars in revenues that have helped fuel an economic boom particularly since a peace agreement was signed between Khartoum and southern rebels in 2005.
Analysts and critics say that the Sudanese government failed to use the oil money to diversify the economy and help non-petroleum sectors such as agriculture. They also accuse the government of overspending and mismanaging the country’s resources with special focus on defense and security.
Several small protests have broken out in the Sudanese capital and other parts of the country against rising food prices and deteriorating public services.
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kitir
Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
Taha seems denying regime change voiced by his former boss but he is the first to know that , wind of change brought that him to power after so called separation within Islamic movement ,now he should respect the aspire of whole sudan people for change
Akol Wek
Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
Sudan will harvest the fruit of economic crise and also waging war inside Sudan and out side including Sudanese awaking
mohammed ali
Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
You people donnot know what is happening in your own country! Talking abour economic crises in Sudan is funny, while the whole world is in economic crises! But where 50% of the population are starving to death, and the goverment is bussy loooting billions $ 1.3 in 05 & 2 billions in 2008″ there is no economic crises, because there is no economy, there financial anarchy and chaos!
Jong Anthony
Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
Amazing, how will Taha change attitu
Jacob Dior Macueng Aciek
Sudan 1st VP dismisses talks of popular uprising
What ticks in the mind of Mohammed ali is only money,we are soon ordering for a new pipelines either u will be talking about looting money any longer,hope u will be drinking blood from the people u kill in Darfur,shame on u for not agreeing with the truths.