BY / LWANYO AWANG 
The core principle of the CPA between the SPLM & NCP is the establishment of the bipartisan government of national unity in which the two parties will share powers of that government according the allocation both had agreed on, but I think SPLM did fail to understand the fact that being from different parties in one government does not mean each minister will act according to the preferences of his or her party apart from the policy of government which is supervised and directed by the president with executive powers over all the ministers regardless of their parties since the cabinet is under one president.
That’s the norms of the governments’ operations world
wide principles. No minister can go against the will of the chief
executive, but he / she can resign from the government or the all whole
party can pull out from the government like what SPLM did last year,
2007. I’m not quite aware why SPLM did pull out from the government,
because I didn’t came across any official written request stating the
reasons of pulling out.
The reason I’m saying this, is because when
SPLM return to government the only thing which has been done was the
reshuffle of SPLM ministers in government of national unity, where HE,
Professor, DR. Lam Akol was removed from Minister of Foreign Affairs
and HE.Mr. Deng Alor was appointed as a new minister.
To me this has
concluded the rumors which were roaring around that SPLM leadership was
not comfortable with Dr.Akol because he executed the policy of the
government of national unity regarding Darfur which was spelled out
quote “No foreign troops wanted in Darfur” who say this? Government of
national unity, compose from whom? SPLM & NCP, can a minister from
either the two parties go against the policy? NO, Can Dr. Akol goes
against it? No, do SPLM want him to go against it? Yes, is that
applicable? No. then what, who is who? Now with HE, Mr. Deng Alor in
Foreign Minster Office, the capital city of the nation was attacked by
Justice and Equality Movement JEM, he didn’t say any thing, war erupted
up in Abyei his own district, he didn’t say any thing, ICC issued
warrant of the arrest against his boss in government, he didn’t say any
thing, for sure the minister resorted to keep silence in order to
protect his position rather than to challenge the issues under his
jurisdiction, or he’s not fit to the position, again that’s not his
fault, it’s the fault of people who brought him to the position, but
what he will not escape is the fact that history will record him as a
silent foreign minister the beloved country Sudan ever has.
Now a day
I think SPLM leadership is in dilemma his Chairman the Vice President
is the chair person of the committee which will defend our President
Mr. Al-Bashir against ICC and no thing bad about that’s normal
situation. But I have two questions: Did HE.Mr. Kir voluntarily asked
for chairmanship of committee or the membership of committee? Or he
was appointed by the President? Since he’s the second man, if yes, why didn’t he say no? Since he was expecting Mr. Akol to be saying no, no, and
no to the president, since he didn’t since no he removes from the
government. Is that double standards? or this conclude the fact that
SPLM leadership didn’t understood the CPA provision, until the ICC
warrant of arrest was issued against our President, if that’s the case
it’s shocking and disgrace to the SPLM leadership.
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