 NCP yakapomera SPLM mhosva yekurambidza vanhu vekumaodzanyemba vanogara kuchamhembe kwenyika kunyoresa, sezvo SPLM yakatyisidzira kuti haizozive referendamu kana zvido zvayo zvisina kuzadzikiswa. Vanhu vokuMaodzanyemba vaiva kuNorth vakanga vasingadi kuvhota nemhaka yokutya kubviswa mumisha yavo. VaMuslim vari mumapurovhinzi emuganhu wokumaodzanyemba vakaratidzawo kutya mushandirapamwe wechisimba ungagona kuparadzwa somugumisiro werondedzero. Vakawanda vaitya kudzokera kuhondo yevagari vemo, kudai referendamu yacho yaizokundikana nemhaka yokurukurirano iri kuwedzera kupisa. Pamwe chete neChad, Sudan yakatsvaka kuchengetedza nharaunda yemuganhu pamberi pe referendamu. 