{"id":20032941,"date":"2023-03-17T12:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20032941"},"modified":"2023-04-16T16:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:22:42","slug":"west-kordofan-wronged-by-sudans-central-government-in-distributing-oil-profits-vs-burdens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/west-kordofan-wronged-by-sudans-central-government-in-distributing-oil-profits-vs-burdens","title":{"rendered":"West Kordofan ‘wronged’ by Sudan’s central government in distributing oil profits vs burdens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EL FULA – March 17, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The executive mechanism of the oil fields in Sudan\u2019s West Kordofan said that the region faced injustice at the hands of the central government as the state\u2019s population did not benefit proportionally from the wealth generated by oil production but did suffer from the health problems and environmental damage it causes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a meeting that brought together the executive mechanism of the oil fields and the state governor at the mechanism\u2019s office, Abdelrahman El Baroudi said that the local community needs a leader who takes into account the grievances they went through and prioritises sustainable development and prosperity for the local population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oil fields management said that the state was wronged by \u2018the centre\u2019 of Sudan as it did not benefit from the oil resource, \u201cwhich all the people of Sudan benefited from\u201d, and which caused a lot of health and environmental damage locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Baroudi also demanded that local people, especially youth, will receive employment from the oil institutions in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, State Governor Mutasim Abdelsalam stressed the importance of the role of youth and civil administrations and considered the executive mechanism of the oil fields an essential partner for him to achieve success in his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stressed that the state’s resources and the 40 per cent of allocated funding to the state will be implemented to promote development and service projects for all communities without tribal biases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2020 Juba Peace Agreement stipulates that 40 per cent of West Kordofan\u2019s oil revenues will be granted to the state itself.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Balila oil fields in West Kordofan (Social Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

An investigation by InfoNile<\/a> in 2019 on “the dark side of the oil industry for people in Sudan\u2019s West Kordofan state” revealed a wide array of problems, from increased droughts to strange health conditions for the people and animals exposed to oil contamination in the air, on the roads, and in the local waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of last year, Radio Dabanga reported on an investigation by Sudan In The News in which whistle-blowers in Sudan\u2019s oil industry revealed that the military intentionally neglected<\/a> to secure oil fields in order to exacerbate the fuel shortages, providing justification for the October 25, 2021, coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaks and damage<\/a> caused by deliberate negligence pose a serious threat to the local environment. <\/p>\n