Port Sudan’s Parasites..!!
By Al-Tahir Sati
The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, is still orbiting around the realm of politics and the distribution of power for the post-war period. This is how politics is in our country—not rational, but plagued by conflicts that lead to bloodshed.
Six days ago, the people stood as one, supporting the knights of the Battle of Dignity on all fronts. Nothing occupied the media or public discussions except for the victories of these knights, the defeats of Dagalo’s militia, and the army’s advances.
But for the past six days, while the knights are still fighting on the frontlines, opportunistic parties and individuals have distracted the media, public discourse, and even Al-Burhan from the battle, engaging in meaningless debates about what they call the “post-war phase.”
Has the people’s decisive battle against Dagalo’s militia and its allies ended? No. Has it even neared its conclusion? Also no. Have Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan, Blue Nile, and White Nile been cleared of the Janjaweed? No.
Despite all this, the parasites of Port Sudan are preoccupying everyone—including Al-Burhan—with issues unrelated to the ongoing battle, even though it is a battle of survival or annihilation. “Everyone who has fought alongside the army will be partners in any political project,” says Al-Burhan. His focus has become purely political.
Where is the nation for there to even be a political project in which those who fought—or didn’t fight—alongside the army can participate? Where is the nation? For the parasites of Port Sudan, the “nation” does not extend beyond the hotels of Port Sudan, where they remain crammed together.
Not just Al-Burhan, but all members of the Sovereignty Council must avoid repeating the catastrophic mistakes that derailed the transition process. In the Battle of Dignity, such mistakes could come at a much higher cost—possibly the loss of the nation itself.
One of these catastrophic mistakes occurred after Ibn Auf’s resignation in April 2019. The Sovereignty Council should have formed an independent technocratic government, followed by elections. Instead, it hesitated, wasted the opportunity, and the alternative was a government of revolution thieves.
After October 25, 2021, when the course was corrected, a technocratic government should have been formed, followed by elections. But as usual, hesitation prevailed, and instead, the people were surprised by the Framework Agreement that ignited the war.
After the war began, and following Al-Burhan’s exit from General Command, the Council should have immediately formed a strong, independent government—just as nations do in times of war and disaster. But it did nothing.
Such has been the people’s experience with the Sovereignty Council—from its first declaration to its war declaration—endless promises without fulfillment, beginnings without conclusions, and a constant game of contradictions. The Battle of Dignity cannot afford such an approach, gentlemen of the Council. Continue your battle away from the parasites of Port Sudan..!
