Sudan’s Gezira state governor calls it quits
The Gezira state legislative council on Thursday unanimously accepted the resignation of governor Al-Zubair Bashir Taha in accordance with Article 46/1 of the state’s 2005 interim constitution.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Taha announced that he is stepping down on instructions from president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir who wanted to bring changes at the state level. He noted that he grudgingly agreed to assume the post back in 2009.