Referendum body says no intention to ask for delay of January vote
August 10, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Southern Sudan Referendum Commission denied its intention to ask the Sudanese presidency to postpone the referendum scheduled for January 2011.
Pagan Amum, Secretary General of Southern Sudan’s ruling party SPLM, rejected the request stressing “any attempt to delay the referendum would be considered as reneging on the CPA”.
The Chairman of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil, in remarks aired by the Sudanese radio on Monday dismissed reports about the intention of the Commission to submit a request for the president to delay the referenda on southern Sudan’s independence.
Demanding to delay the referendum is a “political valuation and the Commission has a legal and constitutional mission according to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Interim Constitution and the referendum law,” Khalil pointed out.
Tarek Osman Al-Tahir, a member of the commission who requested the delay said that it would be impossible for the commission to achieve the completion of voters’ registration three months before the vote as required by the law.
“We have only two choices left: skip some of the procedures, which would be unacceptable because it could affect the endorsement of the referendum result or resort to the other choice of a limited delay to the referendum timetable to complete these procedures,” Tahir said.
However Khalil said they filed a letter to the presidency in which they demanded more support to enable the referendum commission to perform its functions. He said the commission will start work next week.
He said that in the south 80% of structures of the Commission had been completed, adding that they are currently preparing a budget for the referendum process.
He said the referendum body signed a number of agreements with the United Nations and U.S. Aid to provide technical and logistical support for the referendum.
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The Best Generation
Referendum body says no intention to ask delay of January vote
Dear bro & sis.
The Jalaba of the Norther are the Number One separatist mainly because they want to impose sheria law on non muslims-keep the unioty of the country in expense of the southerners and other marginalized parts of the country, shame on the NCP, to play old games!!
Bol Pur
Referendum body says no intention to ask delay of January vote
I think Gatwech you are right, it is not Khlil but Tarek Osman is the one who has that statement.
I would like to say, if in such an important commission, a partis member should be removed immediately. i can see Mr. Tarek is not neutral at all. He is supporting Unity, so I propose he must be release to joint his friends for their so called Unity campaign rather than cheating us in the commission.
Nobody is interesting in Tarek statement regarding referendum time, we are only ready to vote on 9th January 2011 with or without registration southern Sudanese will march to polling station ready to vote.