one of the important issue need to be sorted before the independence of the south ( which is just a mater of time) is the fate of southern in the north mainly in Khartoum. during the civil war many southern were forced by the war to move to the north. they live in displaced camps scattered around the capital. the last censes estimate their population to be around 500,000 but many observers regard this figure as underestimation and they estimate their population to reach around 2 to millions at least.
Sadly, in the last few days couple of statements came from NCP members including
members in government, painted a dark picture for the fate of southern in the north. for example they would become foreigner instantly if the southern voted for independence. Recent roamers from khartoum is that southern in the north are apply for nationality and sudanese passport while in the same time there is instructions in the ministry of home affairs to delay the process if not to prevent it.
I will not be surprised if the NCP thinks buy putting pressure on southern in the north people in the south are going to vote for unity! i hope not because it is a very dangerous policy and can lead to social unrest, wave of violence like what happened when Garang died, and it may lead to a civil war in the heart of Khartoum. some southern in the the north have never seen the south before, they were born and raised in north, used to social custom and the tradition of the area why they live. imagine if these people just suddenly lose their citizenship, what their reaction is going to be? in the past they were not happy for being second class citizens, but after coming January they would not be even considered
as citizens. Are we going to witness mass migration from north to the south by them? or are they going to stay and fight?
someone should put some sense in mind of NCP.
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