North Kordofan govt responds to demands

The acting governor of North Kordofan has issued decisions whereby he responded to the demands of the forces of Freedom and Change.

Lawyer Osman Hasan said that the forces of Freedom and Change in the state held a meeting with the governor, Maj Gen El Mardi Siddig, in the capital El Obeid on Sunday that resulted in several decisions, including the suspension of fees for the Renaissance Water Basin of North Kordofan immediately, the dissolution of the state media committee and popular committees at the state level, and freezing of the trade unions in the state. The unions used to be established and controlled by the state government.

He pointed to the formation of joint committees between the two parties (the state government and the reformists) to review the water basin performance financially and administratively, the work of the Lands and Urban Planning Department and the draft drought and desertification studies.

Osman announced that the two parties reached an agreement to continue the meetings until the implementation of the rest of the demands of the forces of Freedom and Change in the state, with regard to the figures of the former regime and water, liquidity, and bread crises.

He pointed to the continuation of the sit-in in front of the Fifth Infantry Division in El Obeid.