Bakri al-Jak, the official spokesperson for the “Sumoud” Civil Alliance of Revolutionary Forces, said that the Nairobi meeting brought together a broad spectrum of political leaders, who agreed on a vision and a charter upon which a political solution to the crisis in Sudan will be based.
Al-Jak explained in an interview with “Sky News Arabia” on Sunday: “We agreed on the unity of Sudan, equal citizenship, freedom of movement, and other principles. We also agreed on a framework for the political process to ensure it serves as a gateway to building a modern state.”
He emphasized that “the meeting delved into details rather than remaining at a general level and made significant progress toward formulating a political solution in Sudan.”
On Saturday evening in the Kenyan capital, meetings of Sudanese forces opposed to the war concluded with the signing of the “Declaration of Principles for Building a New Nation,” with broad participation from coalitions, political parties, civil society groups, and public figures.
Speaking from Nairobi, Al-Jak stated that “this understanding signals to the Sudanese people that we are trying to break this vicious cycle that has kept our country shackled by wars and fragile agreements.”
He said, “The Sudanese people are fed up with this, and the state is now paying the price.”
He added: “If the people rally behind a vision to end the war, this is the gateway to any renaissance project.”
Al-Jak continued: “We have sent clear messages to the countries of the region and the international community that the Sudanese people and civil society forces are capable of designing an effective vision.”
He asserted that “guns cannot be a project for Sudan.”
In the same vein, Al-Jak said that “the Muslim Brotherhood’s project aims to reproduce the era of Sudan’s fragmentation.”
He continued: “The Islamist project ruled Sudan for 30 years, and millions took to the streets and defeated this project politically and ideologically; all that remains of it is a mere holding company”.
