Sudan electoral board appeals for financial assistances
November 25, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The National Election commission of Sudan has called for financial assistance to support upcoming country wide elections due in April 2010.
“We are asking international organizations and governments to honor and deliver their pledges for successful conduct of the upcoming elections in the country, he stressed.
However, he was to admit having received assistances from some countries and international organization but said the received funds were for publicity.
“We actually received the money but were specifically meant for the media, he said saying encouraged countries and organizations to work with the commission.”
“The commission needs your assistances; we are seeking their help and welcome wanting to see what we are doing with the assistance they provide,” he added.
2010 poll in Sudan will be the first in more than 20 years under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended over two decades of civil war between north and south Sudan.
Luka Biong the southern Sudan government minister for presidential affairs who was among the delegation of Salva Kiir during his recent European tour said two countries — Netherlands, Poland – and the European Union donated fifteen million Euros to support upcoming national elections in the country.
The Government of Japan has decided to grant financial support of $ 10 million to support the organization of general election. While the US extended a $ 25 million grant to Sudan for the elections.
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Time1
Sudan electoral board appeals for financial assistances
US offered $25million, Japan offered 10million, lets not mention other amounts by EU and others, Where has all this money gone? and where is the budget of the Sudan government to add to all this? This theives just want to get rich from this elections when we know NCPO has already been rigging the election. Abel Alier is a big mistake from the begining.
Samson
Sudan electoral board appeals for financial assistances
I may not has much to talk because the man who was a leader of NEC do know what exactly will benefit the people of South Sudan but if he doesn’t fulfill his duty on the election then we wouldn’t we the Southern Sudanese neither North or South because of lack of understanding some end up cheating by unknown element in Sudan.