Sudan- National congress party closing statement
28 November, 2011
Khartoum, (sudanow.info.sd)- The ruling National Congress Party, after two days of intensive deliberations, headed by its chairman, President Omar Al Bashir, issued a comprehensive statement that would no doubt reflect on the overall affairs of the country, the Sudan. Hereby the Sudanow issues an non- official translation of the said closing statement:
Mohamed Osman/ editor in chief
""THE CLOSING STATEMENT OF THE THIRD GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY
Exalted Allah say in His revelation: “Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular prayer; who conduct their affairs by mutual consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for sustenance,” Surat Shura, Verse 38.
Gratefulness is rightly due to The Exalted Allah who endow success and prayers and peace be upon Mohammad the Prophet who was accorded revelation and wisdom and to all other prophets.
With God’s support and will, the National Congress Party (NCP) has wrapped up the second session of its Third General Conference, 28-29 Thul Hajjah 1432, corresponding to 24-25 November 2011 that was held under the motto “A Leading Party for A Vanguard Country”. It was the crowning of an intellectual and organizational effort of convening conferences of all organizational levels, from the base to the leadership across the country and sectors that witnessed intensive attendance and extensive, quality deliberation on the country’s issues as well as organizational intellectual concerns and problems under the internal challenges of national construction and the surrounding regional and international developments.
The base conferences of the basic units spread in the residential quarters, towns, cities, villages, hamlets and nomad camps reached 21,910 in number out of a total 25,848 basic units, i.e., 63%, the area conferences were 991 out of a total 1041 areas, 95% and locality conferences were 170 out of a total 183 localities, 93%.
Sectoral conferences were also held across the country followed by general conferences in all of the country’s 15 states. Simultaneously held were conferences of the specialized professionals on the federal level. These conferences of all organizational levels discussed working papers and made recommendations on issues of concern t the party, the State and the community and offered guidelines to the Party’s general policy in the coming period. These recommendations were presented to your current conference in which 4131 members are taking part out of the total 5180 membership, i.e., 81.3% attendance rate.
This conference was honored by presence of friends and brothers and sisters who share with us common concern in the regional, international and humanitarian spheres coming from 32 countries and representing 47 political parties and organizations. We appreciate their participation and solidarity and we also commend the leaders and members of the Sudanese political parties and we thank them for addressing the opening and closing sessions of the conference.
The convening of this second session of the Third General Conference came under circumstances full of numerous challenges posed by aspirations of the Sudanese people inspired by the NCP electoral programme. These considerations require thorough and objective evaluation of the Party’s performance and assessment of its ability to live up to the confidence placed upon it by the various sectors of the Sudanese people.
During this session, the General Conference focused deliberation on two agenda, one on four Party and State performance reports: the Consultative Council performance, the organizational performance, the legislative performance and executive performance. The second agendum covered four working papers that included issues which were subjected to close scrutiny and in-depth examination and intensive deliberation. Those papers centered on the political, economic and cultural guidelines in addition to proposed amendments to the Party Statute. The papers were well-prepared in generalized and detailed terms.
For carrying out its task, the conference chose to discuss and peruse the reports and papers in general and special committee meetings. The eight specialized committees worked throughout the two days of the conference, a matter which enabled the general conference to reach conclusions and issue resolutions.
Wrapping up its tasks, the General Conference would like to emphasize the following:
First, salutation to, and commendation of the Sudanese people for rallying around the NCP electoral programme which aims at complementing the development process; and equal salutation to the NCP members spread al over the country for contributing to building a vanguard, competent party that pursues an open and transparent course of action that augments its membership among all sectors of the people.
Second, the conference takes note in utmost pride the patriotic role being played by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and other regular forces for defending the country and its gains and for diminishing the rebellion in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile and for their growing efforts for maintenance of security in Darfur and boosting peaceful efforts for implementing peace agreements in a way that contributes to prevalence of peace in all parts of the country.
Third, the NCP reiterates its full commitment to implementing its progressive project of complementing the good morals and striving to consolidate the religion by strengthening its authority, spreading its teachings and reviving its values, goals and precept in addition to guaranteeing justice, freedom and equality.
Fourth, The NCP stresses its commitment to developing the consultative, democratic system and endorsing it as a method for running the State. It is also committed to encouraging the process of offering advice and wide participation in decision-making and seeking to reach consensus of the community over the national issues for maintenance of the stability and cooperation of the community. The NCP is further committed to creating an atmosphere conducive to formation of political parties of clear-cut national objectives and programmes willing to contribute to achieving a genuine democratic transition through dialogue with all political forces for finding a real national partnership in all walks of life.
Fifth, The NCP renews its commitment to implementing all provisions of the Darfur peace agreement that was concluded in Doha, Qatar, in addition to the peace agreement for the east that was signed in Eritrea.
It also stresses its concern for implementing the Popular Consultation protocol for the Blue Nile and South Kordofan and speeding up the home-return of the Darfur internally displaced persons (IDPs) and complementing the development projects for achieving the aspired stability. The Party is also committed to putting an end to the rebellion in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan and addressing its effects and firmly dealing with attempts for renewal of the rebellion there.
Sixth, the NCP will lead dialogue on the coming constitution with effective participation by the political forces and diverse experience so a to ensure a broad base of national accord in this dialogue. The NCP will, in this connection, pt forward the constitutional principles included it the NCP electoral programme which was supported by the majority of the Sudanese people. That programme stipulates that Islamic Sharia is to be the source of legislation, the three-level federal system as a basis for sharing power and resources and the presidential system as a ruling means and, moreover, the programme provides for including in the proposed constitution a comprehensive document of rights and freedoms.
Seventh, the NCP renews he pledge it made to the electorate in the electoral programme for improving the economic situation by adopting, in its planning, a package of policies and priorities for confronting the economic challenges and improving the living conditions of the people, particularly the poor by scaling down the rate of poverty. This is to be done by widening the mini- and micro-funding umbrella, especially in the least developed states and for the sectors most affected by the economic pressures, in addition to combating the soaring prices. The Party also intends to encourage investment in the establishment of productive complexes to lead the process of production and provide services. The economic plans also provide for fighting unemployment by all means, employment of graduates and pensioners, rationalizing expenditure and striking a balance between the economic stability demands and the aspirations of growth and provision of the basic needs to the people.
Eighth, the NCP adopts an effective, moderate cultural method that instills the values of forgiveness , respect for different opinions, responsible freedom of expression, employment of culture for resolving community problems, boosting cultural creativity. The NCP also plans for introducing in the education curricula the cultural and religious values and civics which help in the coherence and development of the community. It also calls for diversification of skills and aspects of learning, paying attention to the child culture, the welfare of the youngsters, youths and innovator in addition to establishing a robust media machine that is technologically capable of coping with and competing against the international media.
Ninth, the NCP reiterates its commitment to pursuing a foreign policy based on independent national decision-making, mutual interests with countries and organizations of the international community and maintenance of the international peace. It declares its willingness to establishing partnership relations based on mutual respect with all countries of the world and reinforcing ties with the neighbouring countries in all fields for the interest of the peoples of the region. It is also willing to develop ties with the regional and international brotherly and friendly parties. The NCP is also prepared to exchanging experience and training courses for creating common factors between the NCP and the political parties, particularly those of the neighbouring countries.
The NCP announces its support to the causes of the Islamic nation and national liberation movements and continuation of its backing to the just causes of the Palestinians and all other peoples. The NCP also announces enhancing its dialogue with the European and American nations and continuing contacts with the peoples and civil society organizations of those countries for the interest of the Sudanese causes.
Tenth, the NCP renews commitment to developing dialogue and its mechanisms with the State of South Sudan, pursuant to the pledge it made in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and to its belief that dialogue is the optimum method for resolving the pending issues between the two parties. Calling upon the Government of South Sudan for positive cooperation, the NCP reiterates its resolve to ward off eruption of violence between the two states and to establish a joint strategy based on peaceful coexistence and good neighbourliness. It also calls upon the leaders of the Southern State and its Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) for establishing high-level mechanisms of the two countries and two parties for discussing the issues and problems, on a bilateral basis, for achieving peace. The NCP highly commends the positive role the African Union has always been playing, particularly the role by the mechanism of the Heads of State for pushing forward the process of dialogue for realizing peace and stability.
Eleventh, resolutions of the conference:
Acting on the extensive deliberation on the performance reports, whether in the general sessions or those of the specialized committees, and on recommendations coming out of those sessions, the Second Session of the General Conference issues the following resolutions:
Approval of the amendments to the Statute as prepared by ad interim committee and in consideration of the recommendations by the specialized committee that examined those amendments.
Approval of the report of the National Consultative Council performance in accordance with the recommendations of the specialized committee.
Approval of the report on performance of the legislative councils in accordance with the recommendations of the specialized committee.
Approval of the report on performance of the executive organ on recommendations of the specialized committee .
Approval of the report on the organizational performance in light of the recommendations made by the specialized committee (attached).
Approval of the working paper on political guidelines on recommendations by the specialized committee.
Approval of the working paper on the economic guidelines in light of the recommendations of the specialized committee .
Approval of the working paper on cultural and intellectual guidelines on recommendations by the specialized committee.""
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