Sudan’s opposition coalition on Sunday announced the names of the five people, including a woman, as civilian members of the country’s sovereign council to be sworn in on Monday, a source close to the coalition confirmed, reported Reuters.
The move follows the signing of the landmark power-sharing agreement on Saturday that makes way for a civilian-led government and eventual general elections in Sudan.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is deputy head of the military council, and opposition alliance representative Ahmad al-Rabie were the main signatories on Saturday. Some of the other people who were present during the signing of the deal were African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and representatives from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
The newly signed power-sharing agreement outlines the formation of the sovereign council which will rule the country until the elections are conducted. As per the agreement, the opposition coalition will have five of their members in the council and the military will have another five, with the two sides jointly choosing a civilian as an eleventh member. The body will be headed by a general for the first 21 months, and a civilian for the last 18 months of the transitional period.
The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) has reportedly selected Aisha Mousa, Siddig Tower, Mohamed Elfaki Suleiman, Hassan Sheikh Idris, and Taha Othman Ishaq to the council, the coalition source said.
A spokesman for the Transitional Military Council (TMC) confirmed that Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Lt. Gen. Yasser Al-Atta are three of the five military members who will represent the military in the council. The names of the other two chosen members are yet to be announced.
Last week, the FFC also nominated economist Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister. He will likely be appointed on Tuesday and get sworn in on Wednesday.
The power-sharing agreement follows the overthrow of long-time leader Omar Bashir, who was ousted after mass protests for months and is now awaiting trial on corruption charges.
