The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, pledged to hand over power in his country “through elections or national consensus,” at a time when his first deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, “Hemedti,” called on the Sudanese to “stay away from all forms of division and diaspora, and to renounce tribalism, racism and regionalism.”
This came in two separate speeches to Sudanese citizens on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Al-Burhan said in his speech that "since the outbreak of the December 2019 revolution and its completion with the joining of the army, he has been working to achieve the hopes and aspirations of building a Sudan of freedom, peace and justice."
However, he added, "However, our steps stumbled and our dreams scattered and our ranks diverged due to each other's actions, as partisan, regional and personal interests prevailed over the interests of the country and we became in a state of attraction, disharmony and lack of acceptance of the other, and this negatively affected the overall situation in the country politically, socially and economically, which exposed its future to various risks. This requires everyone to unite the national ranks to confront these dangers and pass them safely.”
Al-Burhan also affirmed “the commitment to work with all political and social components, no matter how divergent the trends and positions are.” ".
The head of the Sudanese Leadership Council denied accusations that he had carried out a military coup, saying that he had taken these measures to correct the course of the transitional phase, pledging to "hand over power through elections or a national consensus."
Sudan has witnessed, since October 25, 2021, protests that reject exceptional measures taken by the army chief, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency and the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the Transitional Ministers.
In return for accusations of carrying out a military coup, Al-Burhan said that he took these measures to correct the course of the transitional period, pledging to hand over power either through elections or a national consensus.
For his part, Hemeti appealed to the Sudanese - during his address to the soldiers and officers of the Rapid Support Forces at the Karari military base after the Eid prayer today Monday - "to stay away from all forms of division and diaspora, and to renounce tribalism, racism and regionalism in order to preserve this country that we inherited from our ancestors, unified and coherent."
He added that "the manifestations of disharmony, difference and dispersion that Sudan is suffering from require us to take a sincere pause to review ourselves and our positions, and we all think about our true national interests away from the party, tribe or party, so that our motto is the flag of Sudan, and here there must be a clear and strong role for the wise and sane people of Sudan." The honest and honorable people gather the national ranks under the slogan: Sudan can help us all.”
Hemedti said that the only way out of the political crisis in his country is dialogue, stressing that "there is no alternative to dialogue but dialogue." agenda and self-love.
He continued, "The opportunity before us is great that we all work to achieve the slogan of the revolution: freedom, peace and justice, and there is no doubt that there is a real opportunity before us to realize the aspirations of the youth of this country who dream of a different homeland, and we must work together to achieve these ambitions."