Road between Khartoum and Darfur unfinished, NCP requests money back

24/07/2012 22:17

Emad Bushra, parliament member for the National Congress Party (NCP), requested that the Shiryan El Shimal company returns the money and rights it received to construct the Al Ingaz Algarbi Road. This road connects Khartoum and Darfur but gaps were found in different segments of it. According to Bushra, the money should be returned to Sudan’s Ministry of Roads and Bridges. This will enable the ministry to seek for other companies that can construct the Al Ingaz Algarbi, Nyala Al Fasher and Nyala Kass streets, segments of the Al Ingaz Algarbi Road. Bushra said in a press release that during a tour to the area they found large gaps in these segments and urgently invited the federal government to raise funds to construct these streets. Shirian Al Shimal received funds in the past few years for the construction of the Al Ingaz Algarbi Road. During a Darfur People Conference, the company’s chairman, Al Haj Atta Al Manan, suggested the Darfuri could construct 100km of the road in the region and they would be payed from the company’s fund. In addition, Shirian Al Shimal would provide 200 billion Sudanese pounds for charity projects in Darfur. These suggestions were denied by community leaders and participants of the conference.

Emad Bushra, parliament member of the National Congress Party (NCP), requested the Shiriyan El Shimal company returns the money and rights it received to construct the El Ingaz El Gharbi Road. This road connects Khartoum and Darfur, but has by far not been completed.

According to Bushra, the funds should be returned to the Ministry of Roads and Bridges. The ministry can than seek for other companies that can complete the El Ingaz El Gharbi highway, as well as repairs of the Nyala-El Fasher road and the Nyala-Kass road.

The MP said in a press statement that during a tour to the area they found large gaps in segments in the El Ingaz El Gharbi Road and urged the federal government to raise funds for the road.

In the past years, the Shiriyan El Shimal (Northern Artery) company received funds for the construction of the road.

During a Darfur People Conference, the company's chairman, El Haj Atta El Manan, suggested the Darfuri themselves could construct 100 kilometres of the road in the region, and they would be payed from the company's fund. In addition, the company would provide 200 billion Sudanese Pound for charity projects in Darfur. These suggestions were rejected by community leaders and participants of the conference.