This is Khartoum… The Government of the Republic of Sudan

By Mahjoub Fadl Badri
I chose this title in the style of the famous radio opening that captivated every listener: “This is Omdurman, the Radio of the Republic of Sudan.”
What inspired me was the news of the convening of the first session of the Council of Ministers since the outbreak of the treacherous war ignited by the terrorist Daglo militia, at the instigation and with the funding of the United Arab Emirates, backed and supported by forces of evil, aggression and tyranny, followed by the riffraff and hirelings from among our own people, against Sudan – its land, its people, and its resources. The proud Sudanese people, led by the Armed Forces, confronted them. Thus was born the War of Dignity.
Perhaps no session of the Council of Ministers had been convened since the appointment of that so-called Hamdok as Prime Minister – or as they then called him, “the founder”!
This is Khartoum, the Government of the Republic of Sudan. This is Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, lying between the White and the Blue Nile, and home to the government offices, as the First Reader once taught us.
The Government of Sudan, wherever it is and wherever it moves within the land of Sudan, is the legitimate government recognised regionally and internationally, around which the people rally. Yet the qahatiyyin (the remnants of the Forces of Freedom and Change) denied its legitimacy, calling it the Government of Port Sudan, as though Port Sudan were in Kenya or Arabia! A flimsy pretext that crumbles before the dazzling light of truth. Their claim is thus refuted. And now that the Government of Sudan has convened its first session in Khartoum, the capital, what will they say?
Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, once arrived late to a meeting. On entering, he found the council members already seated around the table. He sat at the far end, where space was still available. The Chief of Protocol whispered in his ear, urging him to take the head of the table, as befitted the chairman. Churchill, lighting his large cigar, distracted himself and calmly replied in a voice heard by all: “The chairmanship must be wherever I sit.” He then directed the meeting from an ordinary chair, and the proceedings were not diminished in the least.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the President and Commander-in-Chief. The presidency is wherever he is – in Port Sudan, al-Markhiyat, Wad al-Noura, or Umm Sumaymah. He roams Sudan east, west, north, south and centre, issuing decisions and directives from any corner of the land – and those decisions are carried out.
Professor Kamal al-Tayeb Idris, the Prime Minister, may convene a cabinet session anywhere in Sudan, and the decisions of the Council are binding upon all ministries and institutions, beyond doubt. Yet he accepted the challenge and resolved to hold the cabinet session in Khartoum – for its symbolism and meaning, which need no explanation.
This session is a good omen and an auspicious beginning, encouraging the citizens to return to Khartoum, God willing.
At the very moment when social media platforms – manipulated by malicious fingers – circulated clips hinting at insecurity in Khartoum, such as the robbery of a teacher on her way to school in the morning, when thieves on a motorbike threatened her with weapons and snatched her handbag – before sunset of that very day the culprits were in police custody, re-enacting their crime on the very same spot. Salute to our police – the vigilant eye and the trustworthy hand. Thus were the traitorous defeatists confounded, those who delight in spreading tales of crime and depravity in our land. May God destroy them – how perverse they are!
Salute as well to Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Khalid al-Ayesir, who tweeted announcing the government’s return to the national capital, Khartoum, from Port Sudan, the smiling gateway and administrative capital of Sudan.
“This is Omdurman… I am Omdurman, I am Sudan, I am the jewel that adorns my country. This is Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.”
God is great – and may the eyes of the cowards never close in sleep.

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