Traditional leaders of Geissan Locality in Sudan’s Blue Nile state have accused the state government of marginalizing their people and locality.
In a petition presented to the state governor Hussein and seen by Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, the community leaders claimed that the state government was deliberately marginalizing their sons and daughters at the state level.
They accuse the governor of favouring certain ethnic groups over their tribe in the state, citing lack of representation in the state government.
The leaders called for rehabilitation of the Gaissan Hospital and provision of insurance for a general practitioner and a pharmacist in the area.
They also demand that the locality headquarters should be relocated to Geissan town instead of Damazin.