SPLM REJECTS NCP’S PROPOSAL ON ABYEI

A leading member of Sudan people’s Liberation Movement from Abyei yestreday objected a new proposal made by the National Congress Party (NCP) to make the region an “integration zone”, split oil resources and give equal representation to Dinka Ngok and Misseriya in local administration and resources of the area.

Under the NCP proposal published by Al-Sahafa, the residents of Abyei from the Misseriya and Dinka Ngok would have dual citizenship of North and South should latter opt to secede in the 2011 referendum
Furthermore, the region would have the flags of the North and South on its territory and use both currencies and curriculum for local schools.

All Northerners and Southerners would have access to Abyei and the Misseriya and Dinka Ngok would rotate the chairmanship functions of the legislative and executive councils periodically.

The allocation Abyei resources would be as follows; twenty percent to Abyei region, fourty percent to the North & fourty percent to the South.

Juac Agok, Deputy Chairman of the SPLM office in Abyei, categorically rejected the proposal saying it has “no basis”.

He mentioned that because the court ruling on Abyei and the provision of Abyei protocol in the comprehensive peace agreement are clear to all especially to SPLM and NCP.