Daglo: Agreement Reached on Matrix to Address Shortcomings in Sea Ports Daglo: Agreement Reached on Matrix to Address Shortcomings in Sea Ports

The Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, affirmed that his visit to the Red Sea State, which lasted for five days, was successful and fruitful, during which he reviewed all the shortcomings in the Red Sea ports.

He said in press statement Saturday at the Secretariat General of the Red Sea State’s government, that a matrix has been developed to address the shortcomings and obstacles at the seaports, and that a time limit for the matrix will be set, besides specifying tasks and responsibilities, and the implementing organs.

Daglo indicated that, during the visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the chambers of commerce who represent all the states of Sudan to develop, rehabilitate and improve the work of seaports.

The Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council stressed the importance of fighting corruption in the ports, noting that acts of sabotage, disruption of machinery, and reduction of the exports were deliberately carried out.

He denounced the stipulation to deal in the euro alone, rather than other currencies, in the clearance procedures for the exports and imports at the Sudanese sea ports, stressing that this was a decision issued in the past, but now it is not obligatory.

Daglo stressed that the implementation of

the decisions of this matrix will be permanently monitored, affirming the importance of sincerity in work, providing an appropriate work environment for the employees in the seaports, as well as combating injustice and discrimination in the container search, which causes great damage to a large part of clients.

Regarding Haidob Port, he said that all the problems and obstacles facing the work in this connection had been solved, adding that the only thing that remained is the sitting between the people of the area and the Ministry of Transport in Khartoum, through a committee headed by the Wali (governor) to follow up, and then work will begin immediately.

On the issue of water in the Red Sea State, the Vice – President of the Red Sea State, pointed out that the Economic Committee viewed that the solution of this problem comes through three axes, the first stage is emergency by establishing ten desalinated water stations that are distributed in the localities of the state according to priorities, as they will be financed by the Ministries of Finance, Transport and Petroleum in addition to the Customs Administration and any other revenue authority that can help in this regard, while the second stage is a medium one and the third stage is a long-term, in which water will be

brought from Atbara River, according to the possibilities.

Daglo has praised the State of Kuwait and the Kuwaiti Fund, which financed the connection of the West Red Sea Power Station with the high pressure station, indicating that only 03% of the implementation remained, adding that he could contribute to completing the implementation immediately.

The Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council stated that the seaports will not be closed by the native administrations again, after reaching an agreement with them that led to reconciliations between their leaders, praising the position of the chieftain Tirik and the leaders of other tribes.

Daglo has called on the various media and press to stick to accuracy and credibility in reporting the news.