Sudan’s VP Urges South Darfur citizens not to protect criminals
December 16, 2015 (NYALA) – Sudan’s Vice-President Hasabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman has urged the citizens of South Darfur State not to protect or cover up lawless elements.
“Give me security, I will give you development,’’ he said.
He said South Darfur had seen tribal conflicts during the previous period, urging the citizens not to be clannish with respect to the fight against crime.
“The criminal has no tribe. He should be brought to book however strong he could be,’’ he said.
Abdel Rahman has also dismissed fears from a food gap in Sudan.”There are no indications of a food gap in the country. The strategic reserve has a stock of cereals that can suffice the country for two years,’’ he said.
He added this year’s harvest season was 85% successful with the exception Darfur, urging the citizens ” not to heed rumours about a looming food shortage in the country.”
He further told Darfur’s citizens that they should expect good news from the 2016 budget.
“The new budget has a lot of good news for the People of Darfur, in particular with respect to roads, education, electricity and water projects,’’ he said.
He added that a comprehensive plan had been laid down to tackle all the developmental problems of Darfur. He said a campaign will be launched in early 2016 for the rehabilitation of Nyala.
The vice-president further announced that the government has adopted three approaches to resolve the problem of the internally displaced citizens of Darfur:
The first approach is to try to return the IDPs to their areas of origin after the provision of security and essential services in those areas.
The second approach is to convert the IDP camps into residential quarters in the neighbouring cities .These newly established quarters will receive basic services from their respective cities
The third approach is to integrate the IDPs in the cities .
He said he was so eager not to hear the expression “displaced citizens’’.
“We have to put an end to the suffering of the displaced. Displacement is an insult to Sudanese citizens,’’ he said.
Abdel -Rahman arrived Nyala Wednesday on a three-day visit. He is accompanied by six federal ministers.
He said his visit is aimed at getting first hand information about the services needed in the region. He is also expected to inaugurate a number of development projects in the domains of electricity, water and roads.
(ST)