Minawi’s aide resigns from Darfur authority
March 26, 2009 (LONDON) — Abdel Jabbar Dosa, a prominent figure in the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi announced today his resignation from the Presidency of Darfur Reconstruction and Development Fund and the former rebel group.
“Abuja agreement failed to stop the bloodshed, restore peace or security, alleviate the sufferings of the IDPs and Refugees.” said Dosa in his letter of resignation, received by Sudan Tribune in two versions in Arabic and English.
He cited a number of grievances, saying that only 8% of the peace deal has been implemented.
Minnawi, who toured Darfur with the President Omer Al-Bashir recently after the ICC arrest warrant against him, had been more than four months in Darfur to protest the non-implementation of the DPA provisions.
However, the defections of his commanders and the attacks he suffered from another rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement pushed him to stand by the government.
Dosa accused the National Congress Party of impeding the implementation of Darfur Reconstruction and Development Fund (DRDF) plan and projects. He added that Khartoum refrained from transferring the agreed 700 million US Dollars.
“Instead of speeding up the transfers for the execution of the projects prepared by the (DRDF) to resettle the IDPs and Refugees, the GNU is attacking the IDP camps to force them to evict and flee.”
Dosa expressed also frustrations from the strong support of the international community to the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed by the National Congress Party government with the SPLM in 2005. He said this international support is equal to the attachment of the two parties to their shares in the power as it defined by the peace deal.
“The three (NCP, SPLM and international community) are not prepared to give up nothing, either in the apportionment of power or wealth,” Dosa said.
Observers see the CPA after the death of the former SPLM leader John Garang serving as pretext for the NCP to stick to power and reinforce his position. According to the power sharing in the CPA, the NCP has 52%, 28% to SPLM, 14% to other national political forces, and 6% to southern Sudanese forces.
Also he implicitly criticized the administration of the former US president Bush who pledged to support his movement but failed to meet its promises.
Dosa who was the chief negotiator for the SLM during Abuja peace talks proposes another comprehensive approach to end the current conflict in Darfur.
“The solution is a neutral transitional government consist of credible neutral persons agreed upon by all political powers, a government that is committed to the ongoing agreements, implement them and conduct further genuine negotiations with Darfur Movements to bring up just, comprehensive and sustainable peace in Darfur and arrange for free elections to take place at the end of the year 2010.”
He was a Member of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority, President of Darfur Reconstruction and Development Fund and Member of the Leadership Council Secretary of Political Affairs.
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