An alliance of political parties has expressed concerns over the allotment of 30 seats in the national assembly, which are set to be created under the terms of the peace deal.
The alliance is one of the components of the Other Political Parties (OPP), a coalition of 27 political parties which signed the September 2018 peace agreement.
The peace agreement gives OPP 30 seats in the national legislative assembly and 8% of responsibility sharing ratio at state and local government levels.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, Kornelio Kon Ngu, the leader of the National Alliance of Political Parties said he rejects the regional bloc’s (IGAD) proposal to divide parliamentary seats among OPP components equally without considering the size of each group.
According to Kon, the non-armed political parties had not agreed on how many seats per party.
"The National Alliance rejects the plan by IGAD to distribute parliamentary seats among OPP components equally. The National Alliance alone brings together 17 political parties,” he said.
Kon insists IGAD’s proposal is outside the peace accord framework. "The OPP [Other Political Parties] has 30 seats in parliament, and I am suggesting that each party must have one seat and then discuss the matter of the remaining three seats,” explained Kon.
The opposition official accused unnamed parties of undermining the Alliance of Political Parties’ participation in the national assembly.
The parties to the revitalized peace agreement are yet to reconstitute the national parliament and appoint state governors.