Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has said that he is “safe and in good shape” after surviving an assassination attempt in Khartoum.
State television reported that the prime minister’s motorcade was attacked in a bomb blast on Monday but he survived unharmed.
Hamdok’s top aide, Ali Bakhit has told AFP news agency that “An explosion hit as Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s car was driving by but thank God no one was hurt”.
But the Prime Minister on his Twitter account said “I would like to assure the people of Sudan that I am safe and in good shape.
Rest assured that what happened today will not stand in the way of our transition, instead it is an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan.”
He added that “we paid a hefty price for this revolution for a better tomorrow and for sustainable peace. Our revolution should always be guarded by its peacefulness.”
I would like to assure the people of Sudan that I am safe and in good shape. Rest assured that what happened today will not stand in the way of our transition, instead it is an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan. pic.twitter.com/zeC2A4k2N0
— Abdalla Hamdok (@SudanPMHamdok) March 9, 2020
Bringing change to Sudan
Abdalla Hamdok was sworn in last year as Sudan’s new prime minister after protests led to the toppling of former President, Omar al-Bashir.
Hamdok was appointment to work with a new Sudan Sovereign Council which will run the country for three years until elections take place.
The Sovereign Council is currently chaired by a military commander for 21 months. A civilian will then take over until elections in 2022.
These are part of a planned 39-month long transition to democracy after former leader, al-Bashir was ousted in April last year.
On August 17 last year Sudan’s military council and the opposition alliance signed a major power-sharing deal in the capital Khartoum.
The agreement ushered in a country gripped by political crisis and violence into a new era.
Abdalla Hamdok last year vowed to tackle conflict and build a stronger economy.
As leader of the transitional government he has the task of restoring peace as well and helping to return the country to civilian rule.
The renowned economist told journalists that “The revolution’s deep-rooted slogan, ‘freedom, peace and justice,’ will form the programme of the transitional period.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
