Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:47:24 +0200
Major powers accused of using democracy as means for modern colonialism
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October 25, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's former presidential assistant, Nafie
Ali Nafie, on Friday accused the major powers of using democracy as a tool
for modern colonialism saying they seek to weaken third world countries
through slogans of personal liberties and freedom of press.
Nafie, who is also the secretary general of the African political parties,
said in a lecture on the sidelines of the 4th convention of the ruling
National Congress Party (NCP), that the major challenges facing democracy
lie in the misuse of the concept of liberties by domestic and foreign
powers.
He stressed that big powers use democracy as means for modern colonization,
pointing the western countries repeatedly call for allowing personal and
press freedoms in the third world while they build secret prisons in their
own countries.
Nafie reiterated that Africans are proud of their view of democracy,
pointing to the double standards applied by the West to exploit and destroy
third world countries.
He added that consolidation of democratic practices within political parties
need deep and extensive discussion, emphasizing that democracy is an
important tool for establishing strong and effective parties as well as
means for cooperation among political parties and with the civil society.
The NCP leading figure, al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, for his part, said the
universal declaration of human rights did not mention democracy, adding that
African nations adopted a charter on democracy in 2007.
He said that political pluralism exist in 42 countries including 7 Arab
states and 8 countries in East Asia and the pacific, pointing to differing
views on the relation between democracy and political pluralism and the need
for democracy besides the localization of democracy.
NCP AND DEMOCRACY
Meanwhile, Sudan's vice president and head of the NCP political sector,
Hassabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahamn, said his party seeks to promote various
political values including freedom, democracy, justice, rule of law and
agreement among political parties in order to establish a healthy democratic
regime far from partisanship, tribalism and regionalism.
He underscored his party's adherence to the principle of accountability,
saying that organisational commitment is an important component of the party
action.
Abdel-Rahman called for the need to strengthen media institutions at the
party and state levels, pointing to the importance of achieving the
necessary balance between freedom and responsibility.
He emphasised that the NCP is committed to practice Shura (consultation) and
democracy within its institutions, pointing that the reform document sought
to achieve goals of party members.
The vice-president further said the NCP General Convention aims to evaluate
the experience through identifying the pros and cons, stressing they opted
for dialogue as an approach to remove causes of weakness, tribal conflicts
and regionalism.
The four-day meeting is expected to conclude its works on Saturday by the
adoption of a political platform eh the coming five years and the
endorsement of president Omer al-Bashir as its candidate for the president
elections.
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Sudan's former presidential assistant and NCP vice chairman Nafie Ali Nafie
speaks during a press conference in Khartoum on 8 December 2013 (Photo:
AFP/Ashraf Shazly)
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