Orbits: Sudanese Absurd Political Theatre

In the midst of competition and political squabbles, the lack of a consensus formula to govern the country, the blockage of the political horizon, the blunder within executive institutions, all these represent a stumbling block and prevent progress, but rather the country is inching very fast towards collapse.

The Sudanese state has not witnessed in its various historical eras and under democratic or totalitarian regimes deterioration in all aspects of life as we are witnessing today. The most dangerous thing is the inability of the country’s political and military leaders to reach a consensus formula to rule the country for a transitional period after the fall of the former regime.

It is known that our country is a pioneer in the field of democratic experiments, thanks to the historical political elites and what they left of the political legacy along with scientific and practical experiences.

But after the 30th of June 1989 coup which lasted for thirty years, as the longest period of rule after independence, the regime sought in this period to smash and dwarf the political parties until they exceeded a hundred parties, and in this way the regime was able to drive a wedge between these parties.

Instead of a coalition, the dominant feature became difference, and thus it was able to fragment the political parties of the country. The ruling NCP  did not stop at this point only, but sought to go beyond that by involving the tribe in political life under the name of allegiance to gain loyalty, so the localities were divided on a tribal basis and the tribesmen were appointed in those areas on the basis of party loyalty instead of efficiency.

After the cessation of South Sudan the ruling NCP ignited Darfur civil war which resulted to  the biggest massacre in the history of the country, leaving nearly half a million dead with more than four million between refugees and IDPs, and the war did not stop until after the fall of the regime

In short the revolution inherited a very complicated system, but there are facts that must be recognized to deal with all those complicated issues in an appropriate manner:

First: We must all recognize that the main reason for the fall of the former regime is the injustice practiced, and no house or family of the Sudanese people were spared from it.

Second: Politicians and military personnel should realize that the Sudanese people cannot be harnessed by force, especially the youth.

Third: The biggest losers before and after the fall of the regime and so far are the youth who have been martyred for the revolution. Most of the wounded and disabled are among them. The majority do not belong to political parties.

Fourth: After the sudden fall of the regime, the country witnessed a system that we were not familiar with before, as it was not purely military and for a known transitional period, as well as it was not a smooth transition to a government of independent competencies to manage the affairs of the country for a temporary period. In reality the heir was a distorted political monster.

Fifth: The wheel of production has stopped completely, a terrible deterioration in the infrastructure, a complete distortion of the general appearance, and lawlessness, especially the increase in kidnapping, looting and night robbery.

Sixth: Despite the huge number of initiatives, mechanisms, outputs and recommendations, the solution must be in pure Sudanese hands.

Seventh: The large number of names and the distortion of facts to claim preference or to gain time does not work, as all are tired of them, so they are no longer able to understand these terms (constitutional document, lawyers’ constitution, a framework agreement, a final agreement, Juba peace agreement, an entity, the shield etc.).

The issue is not in charters or constitutions, but in enforcing those charters.

Our former politicians left us constitutions that are suitable for the Day of Judgment, and what today’s politicians produce for us are nothing but articles of those constitutions..

Eighth: Four years ago from the start of the revolution are enough to satisfy the desire of a jealous military to hand over power.

Four years are enough to establish a new party and prepare it for post-transitional elections.

Four years are enough to obtain a PhD in the constitutions of Sudan, not to mention writing a constitution

Four years have been lost and our leaders are sinking in selfishness, love of power, exclusion, regionalism, racism etc.

On top of that, polarization, fragmentation and hate speeches have surfaced instead of uniting to get the country out of its crisis.

The political absurd theater in Sudan is dominated by confusion and turmoil.

We are all waiting for a savior which we do not know when he will emerge.