SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - FFC leaders reject al-Burhan claims over power monopoly

3/10/2021: Sudan Tribune - FFC leaders reject al-Burhan claims over power monopoly

Sudan Tribune report Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) leaders Sovereign Council chair Abdelfattah al-Burhan’s allegations that the FFC monopolises power via four groups that control the Cabinet and impose their partisan agenda.

The FFC control 18 out of 26 ministries, the armed groups have six and the military have two.

Ibrahim al-Sheikh, a leading FFC member and Minister of Industry said al-Burhan alone controls the security services and economic military companies, including “10 billion-dollar companies…around the world that manage slaughterhouses and export meat”.

Abbas Madani, an FFC member and former minister, spoke about a planned coup by the military and allies. “[al-Burhan and his deputy Himedti] are circumventing the Constitutional Document…they do not want to reform the military and security sector and establish a unified army," Madani stressed, adding that civilians should focus on achieving democratic reforms rather than being distracted by internal disputes.