Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
November 4, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The northern Sudan ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has warned its peace partner and southern Sudan ruling party SPLM against organizing unilaterally a popular vote on the future of Abyei which lies on the North-South border.
The Abyei Referendum Commission has not yet been formed due to differences between the NCP and SPLM over who will participate in the referendum. The NCP says all the population of the oil producing area, including the Misseriya tribe who enter the region for a few months a year are eligible, while the SPLM says only the Dinka Ngok can vote.
In October, the signatories of the 2005 peace agreement failed to agree on the voter eligibility during a series of talks brokered by the US envoy to Sudan Scott Gration held in Addis Ababa.
A senior NCP member, Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, who is in charge of Abyei file on Thursday accused the SPLM of preparing to annex Abyei to southern Sudan before or at the same time as the south’s referendum on full independence.
Dirdiri who was addressing a meeting of the NCP members from the Dinka Ngok youth organized at the headquarters of the ruling party in Khartoum, warned that if the SPLM undertakes such measures it would be a “flagrant violation of the Abyei Protocol and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement” (CPA).
He further stressed that the Interim Constitution provides that none of the two parties can amend the 1956 border before the referendum is conducted.
“If the parties do not agree on an alternative for the referendum there is no way to amend the border unilaterally,” he said.
The NCP delegation to Addis Ababa meetings said in a press conference held in Khartoum in October that it was not possible to hold Abyei referendum as scheduled on January 9. It called further to discuss other alternatives including the delay of the referenda.
The official responsible for the Abyei dossier said the NCP informed the former South African President Thabo Mbeki who is leading the ongoing efforts to broker a solution for the row over Abyei Referendum about this “dangerous development”.
Mbeki who chairs the African Union High Level Panel on Sudan on Monday announced the adjournment of talks between the two partners of the 2005 peace agreement scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa on 27 October without indicating when they would meet.
Nonetheless, he stressed that this postponement will not affect the ongoing preparations to hold the referendum on 9 January as scheduled. He added the parties need more time to agree on the agenda of the talks.
In accordance with the CPA, the population of Abyei is invited to decide whether they want to be part of the north or a possible new country in the south. This vote will take place simultaneously with another one on self-determination in Southern Sudan.
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Mawa Alson
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
i am shocked to hear the availability of NCP Ngok dinka Youth. it is very unfortune to find my self in one nation with people with out sense of direction (Dinka). you Ngok youth, what future do you imagine if NCP will annex Abyei to the North. let me tell you sodomy will be the only runsom to save you existance.
emadven
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
be it cheap NCP they losing war in Darfur and still talk empty threats..
Sudan virus
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
Ok if you do not want unilateral declaration of Abyei belonging to the south ,then speed up the referendum arrangements.
Padiet Deng Alony
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
The term warning by nif/ncp is not functioning at this time.
SPLM will too warn you the idiot,greedy and mental retardated nif/ncp who do not anticipate how future will be.
One question, is it written in Abyei protocol that messiriya arab are eligble to vote with Dinka Ngok?, if not, then no way for that rigidity of ncp.
Odongi Ayahu
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
The Dirdiri hypocritical denial of an agreement Known CPA is amazing. The Dirdiri of man is driven by his party’s greed. What violation is short of reneging from Abyei protocol that gives Dinka Ngok the right to exercise self determination; to decide either to honour the annexation to Southern Kordofan or join the Independent Southern Sudan? Those interpretations are clearly enshrined in the CPA which he Dirdiri of NCP negotiated in Naivasha.
I am also amazed on the behaviour of Abyei Youth having given Dirdiri a forum knowing the man comes from nomadic arab tribe of Meseria. What benefit will the Youth gain from such personality?
Abyei Dinka Ngok need to put their act together before seeking the ever unwavering support Southerners gives to the enclave. The South will never compromise the freedom of its people in Abyei but pledged to say “over our dead bodies”
Akolde Nhiak Jinub
Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
Even if heaven and earth collide to stop Abyei and South Sudan referenda, both will be conducted or both separate at NCP illiterates’s watch.
Fuck Muslim north Sudan idiots of NCP!!!????
I wish all these guys dead if these referenda are not carried out in peace!!
Akolde, the Commander of Liberation Movement for South Sudan and Abyei Oyeee
Akolde
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Sudan’s NCP warns against unilateral referendum in Abyei
It is really pathetic to keep hearing NCP officials sending contradictory subjective statements about Abyei referendum. Any reasonable and responsible party will not duel many times on the issue it has agreed to be solved by a neutral party such as (PCA) permanent court of arbitration. Geography proves that Abyei is part of south Sudan and the inhabitants of Abyei who are Deng Ngoks, are naturally south Sudanese before Abyei has been transfered to Kordofan under the imperial colony
There is no wonder they are such group of pathetic scoundrels and pricks devoid of truthful and peaceful commitments in regard to the implementation of accords they make with their political opponents a cross the country.
NCP is egoistical party-kind of party that always considers and perceives the propositions of other political parties as trivial. If NCP was a genuine and flexible party there should not be any questions about its slow motion in resolving all the agreements it is obliged to implement.
No matter how much they dishonor peaceful accords this time they cannot. So, both south Sudan and Abyei referendum therefore be conducted simultaneously according to comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) period.
God Bless Southern Sudan. For its citizens value peaceful existence among themselves.
Make Easy What Seems to Them Difficult and Possible What Seems to Them Impossible.