Darfur peace partner lashes out at Sudan ruling party
By Wasil Ali
July 6, 2008 (WASHINGTON) – Sudan’s senior presidential assistant Minni Arcua Minnawi accused Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of working to divide his movement through bribery.
But Minnawi downplayed these attempts describing those behind it as “spoilers”.
“They don’t have any support within the SLA. They are pushed by the NCP” Minnawi told Sudan Tribune by satellite phone from Darfur.
“The NCP is giving them money but I am the chairman with full control over my group militarily and politically” he added.
The ex-rebel figure also threatened to take unspecified measure against those individuals trying to oust him.
Minnawi, who disappeared fro almost two months, said he is in the town of Imbro in North Darfur and denied traveling to Chad. His long disappearance has prompted speculations that he will suspend participation in the government.
Sudan presidential adviser criticized Minnawi in press reports this week saying that he “must utilize the dispute resolution mechanisms outlined in the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA)”.
But Minnawi dismissed Ismail’s statements and said the government is not serious about the DPA.
“Those mechanisms were there before I left Khartoum to Darfur. Why was he [Ismail] silent all this time and decided to speak now? I don’t think they want to implement it” he said.
“I spent two years in Khartoum and the Darfur Reconstruction and Development Fund (DRDF) is empty. I think it is high time to pay. The people of Darfur cannot survive the much needed fund” he added.
Last February the UN-AU joint mission in Darfur (UNAMID) confirmed that Khartoum is not remitting payments adding to $700 million to the DRDF.
The DRDF was formed under the terms of the DPA to administer development projects in the region.
Minnawi also said he is fully supportive of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into Darfur war crimes.
“We are supporting the ICC and also we would like to help them go after those who committed war crimes” he said.
Two years ago the Sudanese government has signed the DPA with the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) faction led by Minnawi who was appointed as the senior assistant of the Sudanese president in August of the same year.
However, Minnawi’s faction persistently accused the NCP of ignoring the implementation of the DPA.
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Mr. Visionary
Darfur peace partner lashes out at Sudan ruling party
I would like to volunteer commenting on the situation of Darfur. That the site remains empty after a mention of Darfur crisis clearly illustrates how Sudanese people, in general, and South Sudanese, in particular ,lost confidence in the words of Minnawi. If somebody wants to know the traitor, then Minnawi is the worse kind of traitor. After his rush to the signing of DPA, it dawned on every body that Minnawi was driven by no single need and determination rather than money and his personal ego. Instead of capitalizing on a similar action by Dr. Riek Machar in his dire quest to overtake late Dr. John as a leader of Southern Sudanese, Minnawi blindly acted as if he were born a little after that period and could not see what happened thereafter. It is such people like Minnawi who make liberation impossible and keep marginalized people in the state of inferiority for a quite long period of times. ” no one can make us inferior without our permission” said Ben Carole, the writer of THINK BIG. Minnawi is really making people of Dafur seem inferior by fooling them a round, telling them that there is another means of liberation instead of millitary struggle. Lastly, Minnawi, sink your head down in absolute shame
Gatnath
Darfur peace partner lashes out at Sudan ruling party
Mr. Minni who are you going to blame this to, you NCP better even before the signing agreement with her, so what is new!! their lies are just the same as at the time when you signed peace agreement with them, unite with other Darfuri movements and you will force the NCP to honour her agreements!
Gatnath
Darfur peace partner lashes out at Sudan ruling party
Mr. Minni who are you going to blame this to, you know NCP better even before the signing the agreement with her, so what is new!! their lies are just the same as at the time when you signed peace agreement with them, unite with other Darfuri movements and you will force the NCP to honour her agreements!