Sese asks refugees to cooperate

LJM leader says repatriation will only be voluntaryTijani Sese, head of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) and president of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), appealed to Darfuri refugees on Wednesday to cooperate with him.Sese was in Zalingei as part of his one week-visit to Darfuri refugee camps. He asked refugees in the camps to allow him entry. “There will be no forced repatriation, it will be only voluntary,” he assured the refugees and asked them to end tribal fights.Al Mahmoud announces state committeesMeanwhile, Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, the Qatari mediator who s accompanied Sese to Zalingei, announced the formation of three committees from North, South and West Darfur.Al Mahmoud said that these committees would work as a support project for sustainable development and would report directly under the Bank of Development and Reconstruction of Darfur, which is yet to be established.Al Mahmoud concluded his visit to Darfur in Nyala and flew back to Doha. He said that there were two routes to development in Darfur. One that required emergency projects and another that needed attention for rehabilitation on a longer time scale.Civilians demands sustainable peaceYakub Khameez Musa Bash, general secretary of the opposition Umma Party in West Darfur, demanded sustainable security and peace from Tijani Sese on behalf of civilians in Zalingei.Yakub Khameez made this demand at the speech he gave for receiving Sese in Zalingei. “There needs to be an end to displacement,” he added.The Umma Party leaded also appealed to the Qatari mediator Abdullah Al Mahmoud to continue an inclusive and comprehensive peace process in Darfur. He further called on the international community to provide food aid to the refugees.“There needs to be sustainable development and maintenance of the social fabric among the different Darfuri tribes.” he said.