By Our Reporter, Khartoum SUDAN
Sudan’s military on Tuesday announced
the formation of an 11-member sovereign council, which will govern the country
for more than three years.
The move is in line with a
deal reached between the Transitional Military Council and the opposition
Forces of Freedom and Change (FCC). It is the first step after the landmark
adoption of a transitional constitution.
The head of the military
council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan will lead the sovereign
council, spokesman of the military council, Lieutenant General Shamseddin al-Kabbashi,
told reporters in Khartoum.
The military council, which
took over from Omar al-Bashir’s regime after he was ousted in April, said
al-Burhan would be sworn in before the judiciary chairperson on Wednesday
morning.
As planned, the Transitional
Military Council is scheduled to be dissolved after the formation of the
sovereign council.
Al-Kabbashi said the members
of the new council include General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, General
Shamseddin al-Kabbashi, General Yasir Abdurrahman Hassan Atta, General
Ibrahim Jabir Karim, Hassan Mohamed Idris, Siddig Tawer, Mohammed al-Faki
Suleiman, Mohammed Al-Hasan al-Taayshi, Aisha Mousa Saeed and Raja Nicola.
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The sovereign council
includes five military members selected by the Transitional Military Council (TMC),
five civilians chosen by the opposition coalition, and one civilian agreed upon
by both sides.
Al-Kabbashi disclosed that
the prime minister is due to be formally appointed on Wednesday.
The main opposition coalition
has nominated Abdulla Hamdok, a former senior UN official, as prime minister in
the transitional government.
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