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. 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.
Membership of the council The council has 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==