Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council

Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
	Kassala, Red Sea, Qadarif states in Sudan
Abbreviation	ESSCC
Formation	2006
Type	Coordinating council
Region served	Eastern Sudan
Membership	15 members
Official language	Arabic and English
Assistant to the President	Musa Mohamed Ahmed
Chair of ESSCC	rotational
Parent organization	Government of Sudan

The Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council is a body established by the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement signed by the Government of Sudan and the rebel Eastern Front in June 2006.^[1] It seeks to enhance cooperation between the three eastern states of the Republic of Sudan; Kassala, Red Sea and Al Qadarif. The agreement also established an Eastern Sudan Reconstruction and Development Fund to aid wealth-sharing between the central government and the three states. It requires the President of Sudan to appoint one Assistant to the President from nominees presented by the Eastern Front.

Composition of the council

The council is composed of the following 15 members:

The Governor of Kassala
The Governor of Red Sea
The Governor of Al Qadarif
The Speaker of the Assembly of Kassala
The Speaker of the Assembly of Red Sea
The Speaker of the Assembly of Al Qadarif
Three representatives of the Eastern Front
Six representatives from other political groups

The three state Governors chair the proceedings of the council on a rotational basis.

Power-sharing principles of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement

In addition to the establishment of the Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council and the Eastern Sudan Reconstruction and Development Fund, the peace agreement also allocated the following political positions to East Sudanese people:

Federal level

One Assistant to the President
One advisor to the President of Sudan
Two Cabinet Ministers and two State Ministers
Eignt seats of the National Assembly shall be allocated to the Eastern Front

State level

The Deputy-Governor of Kassala shall be nominated by the Eastern Front
The Deputy-Governor of Al Qadarif shall be nominated by the Eastern Front
One Minister in the executive of Red Sea state
Ten seats in the legislative assemblies of each of the three states

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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