Governor of West Darfur: Calls for dismantling the army are a conspiracy targeting the existence of the state

Port Sudan/The Citizen

The governor of West Darfur, Maj. Gen. Bahr al-Din Adam Karama, stressed that the calls made by some to dismantle the armed forces represent “an explicit call to destroy Sudan and bring down its prestige”.

Karama said in limited press statements today that the state without an army is turning into a permissible arena, and that the people without a regular force to protect them become prey to chaos and militias.

“Anyone who attacks our armed forces or questions their national role carries a deep hatred against the institution, which has remained lofty in the face of the ambitious and those with agendas,” he said.

The governor pointed out that the Sudanese army has never been a passing party, but rather the country’s solid pillar, the balance of power and the voice of its sovereignty, stressing that any attempt to undermine it is not a difference of opinion but rather an “open conspiracy that targets the existence of the state itself.”

Karama stressed that harming the armed forces is an affront to Sudan itself, and challenging them is a challenge to the honor of every family that has sacrificed a martyr or soldier who serves the country honestly and courageously.

He concluded by saying that “the army will remain as long as Sudan remains, and its prestige will not be lost by the noise of the haters, the rumors of the obscurantists, or by the attempts to burnish the outlaw militias,” stressing that the armed forces were born from the patience of the people and raised on the values of patriotism, and will not allow any party to harm the shield of the homeland or threaten its security and sovereignty.