Former eastern Sudan rebels ready to implement peace accord
May 15, 2007 (ASMARA) — Seven months after the signing of a peace deal with the Sudanese government, the former rebel East Sudan Front presented names of its candidates for posts agreed between the two parties. This measure will allow the implementation of the Eritrean sponsored pact.
The lists on the nominations were handed to. Ismail by Chairman of the East Front, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, in the presence of the Eritrean mediator, Yamani Gebrab, Deputy Chairman of the East Front, Dr. Amina Dirar, the Secretary General of the East Front, Mabrouk Salim Mabrouk.
The candidates for the four federal posts which include presidential assistant, presidential advisor, state minister and an advisor for the government of Khartoum State are Musa Mohamed Ahmed – the leader of the East Front, Amina Dirar – deputy leader – Mabrouk Mubarak Salim – the secretary-general and Abdalla Kuna, who is also one of the leaders of the Eastern Front.
Under the agreement, the rebel movement also gets eight parliamentary seats in Khartoum and 10 seats in each of Sudan’s three eastern states, among other posts.
Ismail said that he will submit the nominations lists for the President Omer al-Bashir, toward issuing republican decrees in this regard. But informed sources said that the decree of appointments would be issued before 21 May, the day which Eastern Front forces are expected to enter the country.
He pointed out that the government and the East Front have made wide strides in implementing the security arrangements’ protocols of the peace agreements, announcing convocation of a meeting of the Joint Security Committee on Monday in Kassala city.
The Presidential Advisor indicated that preparations are underway to celebrate the return of the East Front members to the homeland, as well as paving the way for convocation of the consultative conference of east Sudan.
On 14 October 2006, the Sudanese government and the eastern Sudan rebel group signed a peace agreement mediated by Eritrea but the implementation of the pact was delayed due to East Front failure to agree on the distribution of the positions among the two main factions.
(ST)