Sudan leader Omar Al-Dukair: We are about to reach agreement with Military Council

Omar Al-Dukair, a prominent leader in the Alliance of the Forces for Freedom and Change, who is leading the revolutionary movement in Sudan, expressed his hope in reaching an agreement with the Transitional Military Council soon. He hoped that this would not exceed the first quarter of Ramadan, pointing out to differences with the Military Council, which “are not so deep.”

The only difference lies in “some of the reasons for our vision of the transitional authority, specifically on the issue of the sovereign council,” said Al-Dukair, head of the Sudanese Congress Party, one of the Sudan Appeal Alliance parties in an interview with the London-based daily Asharq Al-Awsat.

He explained that “this difference has been the reason for the delay in the transfer of power.” He also attributed the delay to the existence of a deep State that is still controlling the various spheres of the country.

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Al-Dukair called on political parties and forces participating in the Alliance of the Forces for Freedom and Change to work on choosing a political leadership, which would be its reference, pointing out that the absence of such a body is delaying solutions.

“The political parties have been subjected to repression and devastation from the former regime. These parties are exhausted, and they need to rejuvenate and renew their structures by attracting high rates of young people energies,” Al-Dukair admitted.

On the economic situation, he pointed out that the priority will be to launch an emergency program to provide the needs of citizens, stressing their ability to promote the economy within two years, if they find support from the countries of the region and the international community.

The prominent leader has expressed no fears from the possibility of occurrence of setbacks or bloody violence in Sudan, despite “the spread of weapons at the hands of former regime groups” because violence, he says, “is rejected in Sudan.”