South Sudan’s secession is not a model for conflict resolution – Taha
November27, 2011 (KHARTOUM)– Sudan’s Fist Vice-President Ali Osman Taha said Friday that South Sudan secession should not be taken as model for conflict resolution in similar crises.
The Vice-President urged the participants to manage issues related to cultural or ethnic diversity in a way to avoid giving the right of self-determination which lays the basis to divide the country and weaken it.
“We hope the other countries that live similar experiences reach better solutions. Because, in spite of our acceptance of the principle of self-determination, we feel it should not be the first choice on which can be built relations between the groups in the same country,” said Taha.
“We have to look for other alternatives,” he emphasized.
After the signing of the 2005 peace agreement, Taha has been weakened by a hard-liner faction in the NCP opposed the concessions given to the South Sudanese rebels. The death of First Vice-President John Garang led to marginalise him totally in the post-peace period.
Bashir appreciated Salva Kiir who was against any intervention of the SPLM officials in the northern Sudanese affairs. Gradually, Bashir and his first deputy learnt to deal directly without Taha.
Analyst say Taha accorded many concessions to the SPLM during Nivasha talks, because of the personal trust the two men had in each other. A politician close to the two men said at the time of Naivasha Taha told Garang that if the Islamic state would lead to divide the country he would not establish it in the north.
Taha statements are seen opposed to what President Bashir and his assistant Nafie Ali Nafie said after the independence of South Sudan. Both said despite the immediate economic crisis, the north would be better in the future. Bashir also stressed the country has become more homogeneous and ready for the implementation of Islamic law.
The pro ruling party Sudan Media Centre reported on Sunday a statement by the First Vice President Ali Osman Taha saying he would support any dialogue aiming to narrow the caps the two countries conducted by the Sudan and South Sudan political forces.
The ruling party in Khartoum is facing a rebellion in South Kordofan where voices among the Nuba of the regions are becoming loud calling to focus on the self-determination for the Nuba Mountains.
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Madina Tonj
South Sudan’s secession is not a model for conflict resolution – Taha
Any region in Sudan have the rights to self-determination because there are two cultures that will not go together. The late John Garang did mention that, you can not turn African people to become Arab.
We have seen the regime is killing Darfurian because they are not Arab that was the reason behind murdering 300,000 innocents people. Any region will go to where they like most and Nubia has right
Daniel Buolmawei
South Sudan’s secession is not a model for conflict resolution – Taha
True Medina. If Arabization is the factor here, what will be solution? For Africans to accept being Arabs? No way, I rather die than making me into something I am not. Self-determination of Darfur, Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains is the only solution I can think of. Let Taha shallows his shame and allows these people to make their choices.
pabaak
South Sudan’s secession is not a model for conflict resolution – Taha
those of Thuha were signing peace with us not because they believe that we have rights but they were hopping to bribe people in the process and overturn everything to themselves, they still live in the stone age when spread of Islamic with sword. this 21 century every individual has right to determine his and her Disney.