HASTE MAKES WASTE

Sudanese authorities have imposed strict security measures in preparation for protests planned by followers of the former regime and Islamists to commemorate the 1989 coup as the revolutionary forces are also planning a rally on the same day.
Khartoum State Security Committee announced the development of a tight security plan, and tightened coordination between all security and regular agencies to deal decisively with any violence
The statement appealed to protesters and citizens to cooperate with security services in maintaining the peacefulness of the protests, not to encroach on government buildings and citizens’ properties and to stay away from military sites and areas.
Our message in this regard is that we should benefit from the experiences of similar uprisings to avoid repeating the scenario of April 1985 uprising which led to a model democratic regime, but people at that time wanted a swift change which could not be done in a short time, so they continued complaining from the daily hardships without considering that the repairing the damage occurred by May regime will take years. This impatience of the people a that time resulted to military coup against Al-Mahdi’s democratic government.
Now the same scenario is taking place and people are taking to streets to press on the government to resolve all the problems.
We remind the Sudanese that this is a transitional government which is supposed to arrange for civilian government after a fair and free elections, and that it is impossible for it to resolve the 30-years accumulated problems of Al Bashir’s regime.
When the Ethiopians managed to remove Mengistu’s regime they suffered for years in their daily living; but despite that none of the citizens called for coup against the government of the revolution.
They practiced patience till they managed to build their nation out of the Mengistu’s regime ruin.
The result of their patience is that Ethiopia’s GDP is one of highest worldwide with an annual growth of more than 10%.
We always argue that there is an essential difference between changing the government and changing the regime.
If the government fails, then it could be changed or resigned to pave the way for other to continue the democratic path according to constitution, law and democracy.
On the other hand, changing the regime means a military coup against the transitional government which means a setback to corruption, economical failure, ghost houses, etc.
If we assume that Hamdok government failed, then where is the problem? The government would resign and another government comes; and the constitution and law is there to protect the democratic transformation.
This is the essence of December revolution (state of institutions).
For those who are screaming because of power cuts, shortages of fuel supply and bread are attempting to show the people that the government failed and that the solution is in a coup to change the regime and not the government which is a very strange approach,
December revolution came for building a real state and not for bringing Hamdok or relieving him.
We urge the people to practice patience and to consider that the revolution came to lay the foundation of peace and sustainable constitution.
We conclude by recalling the proverb (Haste Makes Waste).