Al-Hadi Idris, a member of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, head of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement – Transitional Council (SLM-TC), in his first official statement about his dismissal from the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, stated that he is “not concerned with any decisions issued by those who do not have the constitutional right to issue them,” indicating that he would continue his efforts to “end the war with the forces that believe in democracy, Sudan’s unity, and its stability.”
Last week, the head of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council and the Chief of Staff of the Sudanese army, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issued a constitutional decree dismissing Al-Hadi Idris from his position as a member of the Sovereignty Council.
Idris stated that his dismissal decree was issued by those who do not possess the authority or legitimacy to enact it. He referred to Article 11, Clause 2 of the constitutional document, which stipulates that “the Sovereignty Council shall consist of 14 members: five civilian members to be chosen by the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), five military members to be chosen by the military component, one civilian member to be selected by consensus between the military component and the FFC, and three members to be selected by the peace process signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement. The parties responsible for the selection have the right to appoint and replace their representatives.”
He clarified that this constitutional charter clearly specifies that the parties that selected their representatives in the Sovereignty Council have the exclusive right to replace their representatives, and the council chairman has no authority to issue a decree for dismissal.
Idris said that they refused, “in accordance with their previous standings,” to align with what he called “the advocates of war,” and that they rejected going to Port Sudan, where “the former regime remnants dominate the war government.”
Minister of Animal Wealth rejects dismissal decision
In the same context, Hafiz Ibrahim Abd al-Nabi the Minister of Animal Wealth and Fisheries, who was dismissed by Al-Burhan last week, said that he does not acknowledge his dismissal decision as it was issued by an unauthorized and unconstitutional entity.
He confirmed in a statement that the motives behind his dismissal were related to ethnic classifications of a racist nature linked to the April 15th war. He emphasized that the head of the Sovereignty Council doesn’t have any constitutional authority to issue a dismissal decision for a Cabinet member.
Abd al-Nabi pointed out that the Juba Peace Agreement is at risk of total collapse. He stated that the army commander ignited the war in cooperation with remnants of the old regime. Hafiz affirmed that he is working with civilian forces to stop the war and restore the democratic transition.
He accused Al-Burhan of being a compliant tool driven by the remnants of the old regime, who are the ones making decisions and issuing them in his name.