Sudan upper house to convene in Juba next Sunday
October 15, 2008 (KHARTOUM) – The upper house of the parliament of Sudan will hold its 7th session in the capital of southern Sudan next Sunday for the first time.
The Council of States has 50 members who are indirectly elected by state legislatures; it represents the states interests at the national level. The Council of States forms with the National Assembly the Sudanese parliament.
Next Sunday, the Council of States and the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly will hold a joint meeting to be addressed by the First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayadrit who is also the President of Southern Sudan Government.
According to the National Interim Constitution, the Council of the States is entitled to hold sittings in any of the states in north or south Sudan.
The Council of States members will meet the President and the Vice – President of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) toward enhancement of the coordination between the legislative and executive organs in the north and south Sudan.
The Secretary General of the Council of States, Hassan Musa Sheikh Al-Safi, told the official SUNA that Juba session has an important political dimension and comes in response to directives of the Presidency of the Republic.
Deputy Speaker of the Council of States, Rimy Olier, said that preparations have been completed to holding the meeting of the Council of States in Juba.
The members of the Council of States will pay visits to Rumbek, Kuboyta and other towns in the south to get acquainted with the situation there.
(ST)
martin simon wani
Sudan upper house to convene in Juba next Sunday
GOSS must not allow official business to be conducted on Sundays in any part of Southern Sudan by any organization no matter how big it may be like what they are planning for the Council of States meeting to be held in Juba next Sunday. This is wrong.
Abila Ocho
Sudan upper house to convene in Juba next Sunday
Hi guys
Another test has been put across for GOSS. They wanted to proof that their sharia-law act is working all over Sudan. This is the beginning then they will come up with different approach to other key aspect of sharia-law if no objection then this will pronounce that we were crazy for having to refuse Islamic law while we are comfortable in using it.
This initial idea would have been debated thoroughly without mercy or compromise in order for us to show them our interim constitution is working and must be respected.
Cheers but let us be careful in embracing proposals anyhow they are used for justification and we will have not room to argue when we are able to go ahead with official Sundays meetings why not Friday? Why did the president of the republic choose Sunday?
Abila Ocho
Timdor
What a crazy move!!!
Dear Rimy Olier,
Why did you endorse such a useless move to accept meeting on sunday? You guys might have forgotten that it is Juba,the Capital of Sothern Sudan where christianity is the only main dish serve on sundays for the citizen however,i thought you guys would object such move and extend it to monday.
Again,the other proposal of touring Southern Sudan states is not acceptable. who do not know South Sudan among your visiting delegations? Please you are not welcome to the South especially the Land of Akon Buoi(Rumbek).
By Timdor