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| East/Subsaharan Africa |
| Faction of Sudanese opposition party wants to oust chairman |
| 2002-07-12 |
| A splinter of the Sudanese opposition Umma party said it will replace party chairman and former Prime Minister Sadiq el-Mahdi and consider joining the government. The faction, headed by Mubarak el-Mahdi, Sadiq el-Mahdi's cousin, ... — it's a family business, y'know — ... held a conference to discuss its possible participation in the government and said it will elect a new chairman on Friday. Spokesman Ibrahim el-Zahawai said the time has come to reform and modernize the party, and accused Umma leaders of failing to represent "the party's conscience". He denied any government attempt to split the party into two. Sadiq el-Mahdi's wing of the party issued a statement saying all those attending the Khartoum conference were fired and did not represent Umma. "So there. Pack yer junk and get the hell out!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |