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UCYAD Positive Method in its Application to Conveying Message
Ulang County Youth Association for Development was formed in Juba, Southern Sudan by youth groups who have common spirit to see their area being developed in the same pace like other areas in the region. This is a big dream that would not come cheap. It would take courage and determination for the people of Ulang to use their resources to making sure that development indeed really happen there. To bring you to book, I have promised that I will pen what this youth organization termed as “sound mind member.”
In most organizations if not all, membership is what entitled someone to have the privilege to access information, a right to elect or be elected. Yes, this sound explicitly simple but piecing this as a core principle is proven to be more strickier. One has to be sound minded to carefully putting together words which would guide community members to stick to their commitment. This is exactly what leaders from UCYAD have done. Thanks to the literary circles of Ulang youth.
Article (6) page (5) has captured my heart and mind and that is why I put my finger on the key board as my thank you to them. In the article,
1) Memebership is open to any UCYAD resident in Juba.
2) Have the right to elect or be elected to any position provided that she/he pays Monthly subscription as well as registration fees.
3) Is of sound mind
4) UCYAD member must pays membership fees.
The above criteria are all great and can be expanded if further explanation is needed. To me, the message is loud and clear. Why then should I put my finger on the key board? Well, let me take you back to number 3 which says member is to be of sound mind. If you wouldn’t find the tune interesting, I would only ask you to allow me row my boat. Most communities open their membership door to people just because they are either born in the said community’s name or just because they are related to people having the will and interest to create and run community effectively. UCYAD believes that it is only when someone is rationale in judgment, thinking and execution of duties that make every member dear to a community. With this philosophy in mind, UCYAD has managed to bring their people together through a programme called “Ulang County Family Gathering Programme.” On Sunday Nov. 18, 2007, an historic meeting was held at Maj. Gen. James Hoth ‘s house.
Items on the agenda includes:
Welcoming speech: By James Hoth
Opening speech: Goes to UCYAD chair Mr. Ulang Lok
1) Historical Background: Moses Malek Chuol who has rich experience tackled it out piece by piece.
2) Unity of the society: Fit the expertise of Peter Gatkouth Khor
3) Security of the County: Was talked about by Maj. Gen Charles Lam Chuol
4) Education: Was peeled off by Ustaz Lual chany Chuol
5) Leadership challeng in the County: Was duct taped by Gatwech Lok Liep
6) Development: Was hammered by Ustaz Wiw Kun Kuyang
7) Patronage of the occasion: Was nailed to rest by Duer Tut Duer
8) Guest of Honor: Didn’t escape Wal Kang Bil
I called it an historic milestone in that all the issues facing Ulang County today are brought to light. It is my hope that this trend will make its way inroad to Ulang Sooner. Though there hindrance factors to that, most people my self included believe that the very person charged by GOSS to lead local government would eventually take insecurity, lack of basic insfractures as his top priorities. But that remain to be seen. If Akobo commissioner could celebrate handing Wanding to Maj. Gen. Gathoth Gatkouth peacefully, why not Barmach? Ah! I guess I know the answer. That is I will go to Malakal when skirmishes escalated- Ulang Commissioner. Am I sliding into politics? Sort of but my aim is to give high five to UCYAD for a job well done. Without UCA/NCA web masters, this piece of work would not be channelled directly to the people of Ulang/ Nasir. Thanks to UCA members.
Yours,
David Bang
7/22/2008 7:41 PM
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Reath Puok Nyuon who seems to be deeply concerned with what is going on in Ulang as he calls it. My friend, what is happening right now in Ulang is a wake up call. Our county is going the other way around and this has to be reversed or else these unfortunate events are just beginning to surface in our own watch. Our county flag was widely accepted because the former commissioner had made consultations with officials in Juba, Malakal, the grass root communities in the area and those of us who are in the diaspora. Therefore, it should not be changed as such since none of the opponents would trace anything personal to the founding politicians. But one thing is certain though that once you change public entity, it may make you a political star or it might cause someone his job. In this particular case, the chances of keeping the job are much slimmer than losing it.My opposition as well as my call for our people to stand up against this weak and irresponsible government must not be assumed that it is a closed and completed science nor does one need mathematical formula to point out that there is no development in Ulang. If the readers spare sometime to read between the lines, you will probably understand that it does not only reveal its essential opennes but also it comes with lot of questions which are yet to be settled. But to weigh in, I would highly welcome your reasonable opinion. An action is needed now to save this land. The author will not take you wrong no matter what side of the equation you are on. The other issue worth answering is a distorted response from ulangcounty.com web moderator. My brother has taken wrong judgment by responding to topic that he should have learned before he comments. The change of the flag we are talking about has nothing to do with new UCA website. The question came up after we watched a video which was taken from Ulang three Months ago. I guest, you must be irritated a bit that another website is created and that you are seeking whatever it takes to criticized it. If this was your intention, then I am a scapegoat of your reaction. Whether you are a unifier or a divider is not a one man show, specially when it comes to community affairs where every member is a stakeholder. So it doesn’t make any sense to me for you to confidently assert that somebody is playing a divide and rule game. Hence, I am not a judge to place you in any of the two categories. Any way, you have intellectually phrased your argument fairly.Is it necessary to debate with unidentified web users? I would say no because when I take the challenge to use the discussion board, I am pretty sure that I will find myself encumbered with debates or discussions badly instituted, worse pursued and accomplishing no other purpose than cruel and demeaning attacks by internet predators who constantly prey on whoever uses the web. I don’t really know where this school of thought is taught or how much pride does its students have when they shy away from using their real identity . I will not take even one minute to answer unidentified writer. You better hold off friend.
And thanks
Bang Teny Wang
4/5/2008 11:47 AM
4/5/2008 11:47 AM
Breaches of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement by The Government of the Sudan
Letter to UN and IGAD or World leaders....
The CPA should alive in Sudan.......
To:
· Honorable Ban Ki Moon, United Nations General Secretariat, New York
· Head of The United Nations Mission in Sudan, Khartoum
· The Member Countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
· Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, Washington, DC.
· Hon. Gordon Brown, The Prime Minister of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, London.
· The Royal Norwegian Government,
· The Prime Minister of the Italian Government, Rome.
· The Chairman of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Assessment and Evaluation Commission,
From:
· Citizens of South Sudan
· South Sudanese Nongovernmental Organizations, in and outside the country.
· South Sudanese Civil Society Associations.
We the undersigned Sudanese citizens, NGOs and the Civil Society Associations, inside and outside the Sudan, have been following with keen interest, events in our country since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) on January 9, 2005. Almost three years have now elapsed, and regrettably not much progress in the implementation of the CPA is taking place. The reality on the ground is that, the CPA is at the brinks of collapse, and the Sudan is at the risk of reverting to war.
As early as the second anniversary of the signing of the CPA marked in Juba on July 9, 2006, the First Vice President of the Sudan, President of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS), and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLA, Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, warned that, the Agreement was facing crisis and there was a growing risk of the country returning to war. He repeated this message in his address to the South Sudan Legislative Assembly on September 11, 2007 in Juba, more than one year later. This time the language is terse and more alarming than before when he said, “Today – and I do not want to mince my words – I am worried and deeply concerned about the status of CPA implementation. …… I am worried…..that it is likely that the Sudan will reverse again to war if we do not act now with our partner NCP.”
As concerned South Sudanese, we view these developments in our country as a real threat to the peace that was ushered in by the CPA. This state of affairs has developed because GOS, represented by the National Congress Party (NCP) under the leadership of Lt. General Omer Hassan Ahmed El-Bashir, President of the Republic of the Sudan, continues undermining the CPA and is dragging its feet in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. Not only that, the NCP is engaging in acts of distrust, sabotage and hate, acts that shake the very fabric of the CPA. The following are some of the serious breaches of the agreement that show the NCP is not interested in its implementation, which if not rectified can lead to what the President of South Sudan has warned will take place: the Sudan reversing to war.
1. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Presence in South Sudan beyond July 9, 2007 and other Violations.
According to the CPA, the Sudan Armed Forces should have redeployed its forces from the south by July 9th, 2007. While the SPLA have withdrawn completely from the North, this has not been reciprocated by SAF. Instead SAF has dug in and reinforced its positions in the South since the signing of the CPA as demonstrated by the following hostile acts:
1. SAF has since increased the number of its troops of the 31st. Brigade in the Abyei area.
2. The SAF garrison at Renk in northern Upper Nile, has increased its troop numbers, and tanks had recently been moved to the area also.
3. SAF continues to arm huge numbers of the nomads and these will be very difficult to disarm.
4. In late 2006, SAF established a new garrison at Wadakona, which lies a few kilometers north of Renk on the west bank of the Nile.
5. SAF has moved tanks to Bentiu and in fact, has increased its tanks over the past year.
6. SAF was engaged in attacking civilians in and around Juba in October and November, 2006. This was proved by the SPLA arresting SAF demobilized officers during these attacks.
7. All along, GOS (NCP) Military Intelligence (MI) policy and work has been to encourage and create instability in the South. The fighting in Malakal in November, 2006 was a result of this policy.
8. On September 6, 2007, SPLA forces in Muglad, South Kordofan, in central Sudan, were surrounded by SAF. The SPLA had gone to the area legally at the request of the citizens there. That, military standoff almost led to an armed military confrontation between the SAF and the SPLA
2. Feet-dragging on Reforms and Formation of Commissions stipulated by the CPA.
The NCP has systematically stalled the formation of a number of commissions of the CPA, and maintains a complete political control over the north of the country by legal and legislative manipulations, manifested in its selective avoidance of the bodies that oversee the implementation of the CPA, such as the Constitutional Review Commission. It has successfully avoided the democratic reforms it signed on to in the CPA, while paying lip-service to others. Her are some examples.
1. Although NCP claims to have enacted bills on the freedom of the press and freedom of speech and of association, these rights continue to be infringed upon in the country on a daily basis.
2. Human rights abuses are rampant in the country.
3. The NCP dominated government has starved the Border Commission of funds thus making it unable to do its work. Needless to say, without this commission completing its task, elections slated for 2009 and the 2011 referendum will not be able to take place on time.
4. The NCP practically runs the country single-handedly, while excluding the SPLM from major national decisions. Its foreign policies, as exemplified by the stand on Darfur, are totally the opposite of those of the SPLM. Recently, it expelled a number of foreign diplomats without consultation with the SPLM.
5. On September 11, 2007, heavily armed police of a supposedly government of national unity raided the SPLM offices in Khartoum. No reasons or explanations were given. This act alone threatens the existence of the coalition (partnership) government, between the SPLM and the NCP. It shows the NCP‘s contempt for its partner in government and can do whatever it wants with impunity.
3. Lack of Transparency on the Exploitation and Sharing of the Country’s Oil Wealth
After insisting on retaining the Oil and Gas ministry of the country, the NCP has so far failed to bring transparency into the Ministry of Gas and Energy. It took a lot of cajoling for the GOS to constitute the Oil Commission. In spite of that, the commission has been emasculated with no powers or access to information on contract agreements, etc. Of great concern are the following
1. The NCP, without any explanation, deliberately have recently reduced the transfer of oil revenue to the South from US $ 100 million to a mere US $ 44 million monthly, in spite of the facts that the (a) oil prices have been rising in the international market; and (b) the amount of oil being produced per day is on the increase.
2. In spite of the fact that half of the oil is said to come from the south, no efforts are being made to have southerners also employed either in the Ministry of Gas and Oil or in the upstream or down stream operations of the oil industry in the Sudan.
3. The south has no knowledge of just how much oil is being pumped in the southern oil fields, nor does it know how much money comes into the national coffer from the oil. All the south gets is the meager US $ 44 million or so at the end of each month.
4. The Abyei Protocol
The NCP has so far refused to implement the Abyei Protocol. It has also refused to implement the Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) Report, which was carefully and thoroughly researched and written by experts of impeccable credentials, endorsed from the outset by NCP itself. The refusal appears to be because the report does not favor the perceived position of the NCP.
5. The South-North Border Demarcation and the Population Census
The NCP has intentionally avoided implementing the CPA provisions on issues pertaining to the South – North border demarcation. This is a very sensitive issue in its own right, given the fact that successive northern regimes in Khartoum have encroached on the territories that have been part of the south since the colonial era, and the NCP will not want to let go of these areas. We believe the Boundary Commission is going to face the same fate as the ABC, making it a potentially dangerous flashpoint.
Delays in the border demarcation will inevitably mean delays in the population census. The NCP continuous to obstruct the preparations for the implementation of the CPA provisions that deal with Population Census due early 2008. So far the commission charged with this very important task has been starved of the funds it needs, and arrangements for a pilot plan has now been postponed several times.
6. SPLM Pullout from the Government of National Unity (GONU).
These unchecked cumulative breaches of the CPA by the NCP have now precipitated SPLM pullout from the Government of National Unity (GONU) on Thursday October 11, 2007. This means, it is now the NCP ruling the country all by itself. Technically, the CPA is no more, and democracy and peace in the Sudan have regrettably found their demise in the hands of the NCP. This is a very clear indication that the situation in the Sudan is at the brink of reaching a point of no-return to peace, and it wont be long before the country is plunged into another bloody south-north war if the international community remains ambivalent to the situation..
Given the above record of inaction and counter-actions by NCP, it has become evident to us that the NCP has not, and will never develop a relationship of trust between the South and the North. Instead, it continuously engages in acts of sabotage and planting hatred, which are surely leading to the complete abrogation of the CPA. Such blatant acts by NCP seriously worry us as citizens. They imply that Sudan has entered a seriously dangerous period, which if left unchecked now, could easily turn into a full-scale war.
While the NCP is doing all these, the United Nations Organization should not be silently watching, as if tacitly approving the NCP’s slow, systematic and sure abrogation of the CPA. Two years ago, the UN General Assembly agreed that it has responsibility to protect people whose governments would not safeguard their lives. We thought this declaration of shouldering the responsibility to protect such people was a breakthrough, that it would extend to protect the peace process ushered in by the CPA and to protect the people of Sudan, especially of South Sudan against rogue regimes. We are urging the UN to live up to its declaration, and not allow the NCP to kill the CPA.
It is pertinent that we remind ourselves and the international community that, when the CPA was signed on January 9, 2005, the international community undertook to back it. Now the CPA is in danger of collapse due primarily to NCP sabotage and international neglect. The international overseers of the implementation of the CPA, prominently the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the USA, the U.K., Norway and Italy, appear to have dozed off leaving the NCP to wreck havoc on the CPA. It is time they wake up from their deep slumber to make the parties, especially the NCP, live up to their responsibilities of implementing the Agreement to the letter. The deathly silence from those of you who pledged to protect the CPA when it was being formulated and finally signed, has given the NCP the perfect excuse and freedom to deal with it as it pleases. The failure of the UN-led Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-integration program (DDR) is another pointer to the collapse of the CPA.
Given the situation as described above, the collapse of the CPA is imminent and the return to South – North war is real. Once war breaks out again, it will have devastating effects and consequences in the entire region. So, to save the CPA, and to prevent this imminent danger of war, we therefore urge the international community in general, and particularly the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the USA, the U.K., Norway, Italy, and the CPA Assessment and Evaluation Commission, to take whatever actions necessary to protect it.
We call on you all to:-
Act immediately to prevent another south-north war from breaking out in the
Sudan.
Put pressure on the parties, especially the NCP to implement the Agreement to the
letter without excuses or delay.
Pressurize the NCP to affect the democratic reforms as stipulated in the CPA.
Send a clear message to all parties, especially to the NCP, that any feet dragging, avoidance or deviation from the CPA shall have serious consequences.
We are certain that, as custodians of the CPA, you will appreciate the gravity of the situation and will ensure that the citizens of Sudan are protected from the dominance of the NCP government in Khartoum, and that Sudan does not slip back to war again.
Thank you all.
Signatures:
1. Mr. James Lomole Simeon,
President/CEO, South Sudan Institute of
Democracy and Peace, Inc. (SSIDP), USA
2. Mr. Arkangelo G. W. Acueil,
Vice President/CEO, South Sudan Institute of Democracy
and Peace, Inc. (SSIDP), USA
3. Mr. Isaac K. Gang, Secretary General, SSIDP, USA
4. Mr. Sisto Olur, Chairman, Peace with Neighbours, Norway
5. Mr. Jackson Garang Ajou,
Kush Communications and Technologies (S) Ltd, Juba, Sudan
6. Ustaz James Kur Muorwel,
Secretary General of the New Sudan
Association in Sweden (NESAS), Sweden
7. Mr. Akok Manyuat Madut, Chairman, Missouri & Kansas States
SPLM Chapter, USA
8. Mr. Moses Monynhial Dut, President, AYA, USA
9. Mr. Venansio V. Utuku, South Sudan Community in DC, USA
10. Mr. Santino Ayom Bol Wek, Treasurer, New Youth Association,
Sydney, Australia
11. Mr. Deng Dau Ngor, President, Abyei Community Relief and
Development Association in Canada, Canada
12. Mr. Gatwech Ruach, Assisant Sec. for Information, SPLM Edmonton
Chapter, Canada
13. Mr. Makoi Paul Boj, Chairman, SPLM Indiana State Chapter, USA
14. Mr. Chol Ajak Demac Ayuen, Secretary General, SPLM , Arizona
Chapter, USA
15. Mr. Akwoch D. Ding, President, Southern Sudan Humanitarian &
Cultural Association, Calgary, Canada
16. Mr. Majiok Purdet Buob, Secretary General, Southern Sudan Council of
Churches in Alberta, Calgary, Canada
17. Mr. Deng Mayik Atem, President & CEO of the Sudanese for Sudanese
Foundation, USA
18. Mr. Charles Pioneson, President, South Sudan Concerned Citizens
International (SSCCI), Canada
19. Mr. Anthony Yel Garang, President, ACAW, USA
20. Mr. Santino Mayek Deng, Secretary for Political Affairs, SPLM
Minnesota Chapter
21. Mr. Santino Atem Deng, Deputy SPLM Representative, Chairman
Auckland SPLM Chapter, and Chairman Sudanese Community,
Auckland, New Zealand.
22. Ms. Elizabeth Benjamin Ajongo, Acting Chairperson, Nebraska SPLM
Chapter, USA
23. Mr. Lam Thot Muang, Chairman, California SPLM Chapter, USA
24. Mr. Malik Doka, New Sudan Wildlife Conservation Organization,
Boma, Sudan.
25. Mr. Joseph Moum Malok, Chairman, Bahr El-Ghazal Youth (ADC)
26. Mr. Pio Ding, Chairperson ,New Sudan Community, Norway.
27. Mr. Arop Mathiang Amyiyock, Canada
28. Dr. Charles Bakheit,
29. Ms. Anges Oswaha,
30. Mr. Sabrino Majok Majok, Canada
31. Mr. Deng Wal Biar, USA
32. Mr. Francis Chagai Bol, Canada
33. Mr. Acuoth Makuac Riak, Canada
34. Mr. Deng Akol Leng, Canada
35. Mr. Joseph Onek D, USA
36. Mr. Peter Reat Gatkuoth, Canada
37. Mr. Simon Deng Kuol, USA
38. Mr. Ngor Arol Garang, Juba, Sudan
39. Mr. David Bang Teny, Canada
40. Mr. Gordon N. Ajak, Canada
41. Mr. Paul Ongee Ongee, USA
42. Mr. Kwai M.K. Kut, USA
43. Mr. Manyok Aciek Mabiei: SPLA/M Peace and Mobilization in USA
44. Dr. Mogga, Stanley Josephson, Norway
45. Ms. Angelina Daniel Seeka, Khartoum, Sudan
46. Mr. Gabreil Deng Akot Dengdit, Khartoum, Sudan
47. Mr. Deng Yel Akok, Canada
48. Mr. Samuel W. Bringa, USA
49. Mr. Ngong Deng Ngong, USA
50. Mr. Angelo Majok Ayo, Canada
51. Mr. Bor Lual Tut, Canada
52. Mr. Peter Karlo, USA
53. Mr. Paul Ture, Canada
54. Mr. Peter Deng Mayen, Rumbek, Sudan
55. Mr. Deng Kuol Arop Biong, Australia
56. Mr. Deng Ahoc, Sweden
57. Mr. Wol Malueth Deng Lual Wol,
58. Mr. Martin Yai Aleu Yai, Juba, Sudan
59. Mr. Ahmed Fadul,
60. Ms. Ajok Wek Athian, UK
61. Mr. Lual Aniek Tong, UK
62. Mr. Tong Aniek Tong, UK
63. Mr. Patrick Nono, USA
64. Mr. Akuei Mayuen Deng Dut, UK
65. Mr. Jok Biong Alor, Finland
66. Mr. Larco Lomayat, USA
67. Mr. James Garang Kon, Canada
68. Mr. Madut A. Majok, Canada
69. Mr. William V. Akuar, The Netherlands
70. Mrs. Fatema Giwa, USA
71. Mr. Lwal Baguoot, USA
72. Mr. Lomumba T. Eman, Canada
73. Mr. Daniel Deng Mayan, USA
74. Dr. Salah Khatir Jubarah, UK
75. Mr. Diang Bol Dual Diu, Canada
76. Ms. Awel Deng Juach, Canada
77. Mr. James Adiok Mayik, USA
78. Mr. Yai Angelo Bol Yai, USA
79. Mr. Karbino Chier Aguek, USA
80. Mr. Malakal Chuol Luak Chuol, Canada
81. Mr. Younes Deng Anguei Yom, Canada
82. Dr. Mawien Mawien Akot, Canada
83. Mr. Philip Akot Malith Wol, Aweil, Sudan
84. Mr. Madhieu Kuot Mou, Aweil, South, Sudan
85. Ms. Jane Abucha, USA
86. Dr. Dedi L. Ramba, USA
87. Mr. Deng Wuol, USA
88. Mr. Nuer Kun Guoguog, Canada
89. Ms. Anida Magaya, USA
90. Mr. Joseph Baak Rounrach, USA
91. Mr. Awan Riak Ater, USA
92. Mr. Awak Malith, USA
93. Mr. Mayom Bul Atem, Canada
94. Mr. Santino Mayek Deng, USA
95. Mr. Agany Agany Ken, Canada
96. Mr. Mawien Bol Awetdit, Canada
97. Mr. Andre Rec Lual, Canada
98. Mr. Mading Mou Aguer, Canada
99. Mr. Deng Akol Deng Akol, Canada
100. Mr. Deng Akol Tong Atak, Canada
101. Mr. Bol Atem Abuok, Canada
102. Mr. Joseph Langdit, Canada
103. Mr. Akol Akol Tong, Canada
104. Mr. Makuac Majok Akot, Canada
105. Mrs. Mary Arkanjelo, Canada
106. Mr. Garang Akec Abiem, Canada
107. Mr. Atak Wol Tong, Canada
108. Mr. Atak Atak Tong Lual, Canada
109. Mr. Peter Lual Deng Kenyang, Canada
110. Mr. Atak Bol Aguot, Canada
111. Mr. Awac Awac Majok, Canada
112. Mr. Angelo Bak Anei, Canada
113. Mr. Riiny Riiny Lual, Canada
114. Mr. Andrew Bak Kuol, Canada
115. Mr. Simon Mawien Anei, Canada
116. Mr. James Dut Anei, Canada
117. Mr. Mel Garang Yuot, Canada
118. Mr. Deng Malong Deng, Canada
119. Mr. Garang Kuac Yel, Canada
120. Mr. Lual Deng Kuan, Canada
121. Mr. Aciek Dut Kuol, Canada
122. Mr. Lual Ngong Lual, Canada
123. Mr. James Gop Deng Bol, Canada
124. Ms. Akeer Lual Diing, Canada
125. Mr. Dominic Athian Dut, Aweil, Sudan
126. Mr. Garang Kuot Kuot, Canada
127. Mr. William Kolong Pioth, Canada
128. Mr. Peter Both, Canada
129. Mr. Peter Ugodo, Canada
130. Mrs. Agnes Hilary, USA
131. Mr. James Majur Ater, USA
132. Mr. William Deng Gay, Finland
133. Mr. Yai Lual Nuair, Canada
134. Mr. Pal Thokbuom, Canada
135. Mr. Diang Bol Dual, Canada
136. Mr. Atem Kunjok Atem, Canada
137. Mr. Samuel Nyak Kuat, Canada
138. Mr. Joseph Makwaj Ajak, Canada
139. Mr. Deng Ayuel Ayuel, Canada
140. Mr. Bol Athuai Rihan, Canada
141. Mr. Chol Akuong Ador, Canada
142. Mr. Mayom Akeg Majok, Canada
143. Mr. Kumdou Ngor Kumdou, Canada
144. Mr. Mawien Garang, Canada
145. Mr. Abiel Thon Wieu, Canada
146. Mr. Akol Apath Madut, Canada
147. Mr. Taban Machar, Canada
148. Mr. Jacob Simon, Canada
149. Mr. William Jokrial Machar, Canada
150. Mr. Mathew Mathiang, Canada
151. Mr. James Telar Malou, Canada
152. Mr. Bol Deng, Canada
153. Mr. Deng Dau Deng, Canada
154. Mr. Makoi Marial Thowar, Canada
155. Mr. Garang Ngong Akot, Canada
156. Mr. Macham Abem, Canada
157. Mr. William Alexander Zakaria,
158. Mr. Hearty Ritti, USA
159. Mr. Chol Deng Maywoi, Canada
160. Mrs. Angela Nabwire, Sudan
161. Mr. John Amhar Akok, Canada
162. Mr. William Koang, Canada
163. Mr. Louis Nyarsule, Canada
164. Mr. Gabriel Madut, Canada
165. Mr. Deng Daw Ngor, Canada
166. Mr. Geng Geng Guil, Canada
167. Mr. Jacob Mayuom Ajiith, Canada
168. Mr. Bol Aciech Bol, Canada
169. Mr. Madut Deng Ding, Canada
170. Mr. Arkangelo Muorater Mashar, Canada
171. Ms. Julia John Lonyi, Canada
172. Mr. Lino Garang, Canada
173. Mr. Atileo Ater Deng, Canada
174. Achol Manyang, Canada
175. Aramthai Kur Deng, Canada
176. Ms. Nyariak Vasili, Canada
177. Ms. Elizabeth Aluk. A, Canada
178. Ms. Arek Manyang, Canada
179. Mr. George Gai, Canada
180. Mr. Marko Poyo, Canada
181. Mr. Kuac Madit, Canada
182. Mr. Madit Kuet, Canada
183. Mr. Madut Maduot, Canada
184. Mr. Morris Lado, Canada
185. Ms. Sabina Akii, Canada
186. Mr. Arop Rou, Canada
187. Mr. Malak Makol, Canada
188. Mr. Amor Mahmoud, Canada
189. Mr. Abraham Deng, Canada
190. Ms. Gbonga Loro, Canada
191. Mr. Lugor Jada, Canada
192. Mr. Giir Thiik, Canada
193. Mr. Acuil Akol, Canada
194. Mr. Kuer G. Kuer, Canada
195. Mr. Lual Guet Jok, Canada
196. Mr. Luk K. Bang, Canada
197. Mr. Both Chuol Wel, Canada
198. Mr. Lawrence Loro Kamilo, Canada
199. Mr. Peter Ayob, Canada
200. Mr. Lual Wol, Canada
201. Mr. Andria M. Biar, Canada
202. Mr. Cher Lual Agoth, Canada
203. Mr. Mabior Ayiik, Canada
204. Mr. Mark Mayott, Canada
205. Mr. Angelo Kon, Canada
206. Mr. Atek Akoon, Canada
207. Mr. Ring Akuoch, Canada
208. Mr. Moses Bornyi, Canada
209. Ms. Rita Rianga, Canada
210. Mr. Alwak Adway, Canada
211. Mr. Aken Tong Yel, Canada
212. Mr. Deng Loch, Canada
213. Mr. Riek Both, Canada
214. Mr. Samuel Hoth Dak, Canada
215. Mr. Chuol Padhal, Canada
216. Mr. Solomon Agok, Canada
217. Mr. Manjloak Yel, Canada
218. Mr. Ding Lam Yual, Canada
219. Mr. Athian Malou, Canada
220. Ms. Margaret Mabior, Canada
221. Mr. Francis Kiir Akuien, Canada
222. Mr. Gew Ngok Anguei, Canada
223. Mr. William Chol, Canada
224. Mr. Khalifa Majien, Canada
225. Mr. Zernaro Yon, Canada
226. Mr. Akuein Alor, Canada
227. Mr. Dak M. Thuc, Canada
228. Ms. Regina P. Akok, Canada
229. Mr. John E. Ottogo, Canada
230. Mr. Majal Yow Teng, Canada
231. Mr. Peter Keak, Canada
232. Mr. Akor Bar, Canada
233. Ms. Catherin Dhew, Canada
234. Agar Machar, Canada
235. Mr. Abdulaziz A. Akuei, Canada
236. Mr. Moses A. Tong Aken, Canada
237. Mr. Pitia Joseph Barnaba, Canada
238. Mr. Jackson Elyas, Canada
239. Mr. Benjamin Malual, Canada
240. Sunday Francis, Canada
241. Sandy Deng, Canada
242. Ms. Awal Deng, Canada
243. Ms. Julia Henry, Canada
244. Ms. Tereza Mathiang, Canada
245. Ms. Akuol Biar, Canada
246. Ms. Tabith Bul, Canada
247. Mr. Dak Gideon, Canada
248. Ms. Rebecca Deng, Canada
249. Achol Kur, Canada
250. Aker Manyok, Canada
251. Mr. Deng Diing Mel, Canada
252. Ms. Christine Poni Loro, Canada
253. Mr. David Mayen, Canada
254. Mr. Dhal Majok Dut Dhal, Canada
255. Mr. Karbino Akuenjok, Canada
256. Mr. Bona Wol, Canada
257. Ms. Angela S. Tuya, Canada
258. Mr. Chol Deng Majok, Canada
259. Mr. Akot Simon M. Uguak, Canada
260. Mr. Jurkuc Yaak, Canada
261. Mr. Peter D. Wani, Canada
262. Mr. Acuil Teng, Canada
263. Mr. Nai Aguto, Canada
264. Mr. Bak Martin, Canada
265. Mr. Mabior Atem Mabior, Canada
266. Mr. Benjamin Guil, Canada
267. Mr. Deng Deng Atem, Canada
268. Mr. Deng Ajang, Canada
269. Mr. Buoyi, Canada
270. Mrs. Akhor Dhieu, Canada
271. Nichola David, Canada
272. Mr. Robert Ohisa, Canada
273. Mr. Angelo Wol Mawien, Canada
274. Mr. Majur Ater, USA
275. Ms. Catherine Wani, Australia
276. Mr. Deng M. Athum, Australia
277. Mr. Tartisio L. Michael, South Sudan
278. Mr. Simon Mayiik de Nyok, Canada
279. Mr. Daniel Lee, Australia
280. Mr. Juac Athian Juac, Australia
281. Mr. Tologtolog W. Bullen
282. Mr. Lado Jurkin, USA
283. Mr. Lual Riak M. Adeim, USA
284. Mr. Morris Kenyi
285. Mr. Silvestro Akara Bakheit
286. Mr. Jerkuei Marek Anyuon, Juba, Sudan.
287. Mr. Samuel Wani Bringa, USA
288. Mr. Peter Karlo, USA
289. Mr. Jok Biong Alor, Finland.
290. Mr. Zakaria Kojo Aygula, USA
291. Mr. David Yoane Abraham, Canada
292. Mr. Mayom Bul Atem, Canada
293. Mr. Karbino Chier Aguek, USA
294. Mr. Deng Wuol, USA
295. Mr. Biar Deng, USA
296. Mr. Sam P. Dilla, USA
297. Mr. Lostief Lomu’de, Denmark
298. Mr. Samuel Loliwa, USA
299. Mr. Michael A. Kuany, USA
300. Ms. Rose Oduho, USA
301. Mr. Diing Paul Atem, Australia
302. Mr. Bismark El-Fayous, USA
303. Mr. Sunday Edward, Canada
304. Mr. Robert Odeki, USA
305. Mr. James Majur Ater, USA
306. Mr. Felix Obura, Canada.
307. Mr. Joseph Otira, USA
308. Rev. Michael Kiju Paul, USA
309. Mr. Paul L. Kitu, USA
310. Pastor John Mawa, USA
311. Mr. James Akera, USA
312. Mr. Jacob Taban, USA
313. Mr. John Tako, USA
314. Mr. alex Lado, USA
315. Mr. James Lupai, USA
316. Mr. Emmanuel Logworong, USA
317. Mr. Edward Kweri, USA
318. Mr. Santino Atak, USA
319. Mr. Octavious Eliaba, USA
320. Mr. John Michael Anda, USA
321. Ms. Zakia Azekia, Canada
322. Mr. William Modi, USA
323. Mr. Quirino Gore Sarafino, Canada
324. Mr. Emmanuel Oliver, Canada
325. Mrs. Gisma Ruphael Mou Mou, Sweden
326. Mr. Leeka L. Gwanganalie,
327. Mr. Jacob Lado Michael Paul, Canada
328. Mr. Fataki Lako, Canada
329. Mr. William Oching, Canada
330. Fr. Hilary Boma Omol, Germany
331. Dr. Patrick Sokiri, Juba, South Sudan
332. Mr. Nyika Okerwa, USA
333. Dr. Siricio L. Oromo, Juba, South Sudan.
334. Mr. Deng Madol, Canada.
335. Mr. Sebit Lako, Australia
336. Ms. Pita Lee, Australia
337. Ms. Lavinia Yor, Australia
338. Mr. Daniel Izbon Zingifabouro, Australia
339. Miss Lolita Lee, Australia
340. Mr. Bidal Lasuba, Australia
341. Mr. Paul Bilal, Australia
342. Mr. Angelo Bazim Zimama, Australia
343. Ms. Astila Zangoli, Australia
344. Mr. Edward Jabakana, Australia
345. Mr. Deng Malek, Australia
346. Mr. Gabriel Ukuno, Australia
347. Ms. Angelina Gabriel, Australia
348. Ms. Paulina John Abdu, Australia
349. Mr. Wilson John Abdu, Australia
350. Ms. Flora Mokobe, Australia
351. Ms. Jackline Dada, Australia
352. Ms. Adwina Kafouki, Australia
353. Ms. Huda Omar, Australia
354. Mr. James Anzo, Australia
355. Mr. Andrew Taban, Australia
356. Mr. Francis Anei, Australia
357. Mr. Mojo Shalali, Australia
358. Mr. David Bilal, Australia
359. Ms. Lina Daw, Australia
360. Mr. Ater kon, Australia
361. Erin Skopp, Australia
362. Ms. Veronica Lisa, Canada
363. Mr. Deng Madol, Canada
364. Mr. Mark Opere Omol, Italy
365. Mr. Vincent Olweny Oywak, USA
366. Mr. James Duku Pantaleo, Juba, South Sudan
367. Mr. Albiros Yatta, USA
368. Mrs. Grace Ezibon, USA
369. Mr. Secondiano Redento, USA
370. Mr. Augustino Lako, Autralia
371. Ms. Asunta Kenyi, Australia
372. Mr. Edward Lado, Australia
373. Ms. Nelly Yuggu, Australia
374. Ms. Elisa Gowrite, Australia
375. Ms. Rebecca Gowrite, Australia
376. Ms. Elizabeth Andrea, Australia
377. Mr. Joseph Yanga, Australia
378. Mr. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, USA
379. Mr. Nyarsuk Yanga, Australia
380. Mr. John Koma, Australia
381. Ms. Jackline Mario, Australia
382. Ms. Reddinka (Redenta) Pitia, Australia
383. Mr. Jacob Lado, Australia
384. Mr. Santino Yuggu, Australia
385. Ms. Rebecca Barrit, Australia
386. Ms. Margaret Kosa, Australia
387. Mr. Fraija Lasuba, Australia
388. Mr. Joseph Lako, Australia
389. Mr. James Okwaromoi
390. Mr. David Patrick Faragalla, Canada
391. Mr. Alex Yatta Lukadi, Canada
392. Mr. Matthew Morbe Jacob
393. Ms. Suzie Madut, Australia
394. Ms. Clementina Anite Zimama, Australia
395. Mr. Justin Lekot, Australia
396. Mr. Machiw Chut Machiw, Australia
397. Mr. Simon Black Luwosing, Australia
398. Mr. Alison Dila, Australia
399. Ms. Grace Oryem Samuel, Australia
400. Mr. Wilson Madit Kuek, Australia
401. Mr. Stanley Luwate, Australia
402. Mr. Paul Kazi, Australia
403. Mr. Henry Akon, Australia
404. Mr. Daoud Musa, Australia
405. Mr. John Loro, Australia
406. Mr. Rubben Abbas, Australia
407. Mr. Hussein Rianjo, Australia
408. Mr. Louis Ukello, Australia
409. Mr. Elia Kanzaran, Australia
410. Mr. Edward Abdalla, Australia
411. Mr. Edmond Said, Australia
412. Ms. Regina Loruma, Australia
413. Mr. George John Ringasi, Australia
414. Mr. Emmanuel Lubang Hilary, Norway
Cc:
H.E. Lt. General Omer Hassan Ahmed El-Bashir
President of the Republic of the Sudan,
Chairman
National Congress Party,
Commander-in-Chief
Sudan Armed Forces,
Khartoum, SUDAN.
H.E. Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit
First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan,
President of the Government of Southern Sudan,
Chairman, Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement,
Commander-in-Chief
Sudan Peoples Liberation Army
Juba, SOUTH- SUDAN.
H.E. Lt. General, Hon. James Wani Yiga
Speaker
South Sudan Legislative Assembly
Juba, SOUTH SUDAN
H.E. Thabo Mbeki
President
Republic of South Africa
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
H.E. Umaru Yar’Adua
President
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja, NIGERIA
H.E. Hon. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Denmark
Copenhagen, DENMARK
H.E. Hon. Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Netherlands
Hague, THE NETHERLANDS
H.E. Hon. Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Sweden
Stokholm, SWEDEN
The Hon. John Howard MP
Prime Minister
Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra, AUSTRALIA.
The Right Hon. Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
The Peace in Sudan should alive!
The CPA should alive in Sudan.......
To:
· Honorable Ban Ki Moon, United Nations General Secretariat, New York
· Head of The United Nations Mission in Sudan, Khartoum
· The Member Countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
· Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, Washington, DC.
· Hon. Gordon Brown, The Prime Minister of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, London.
· The Royal Norwegian Government,
· The Prime Minister of the Italian Government, Rome.
· The Chairman of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Assessment and Evaluation Commission,
From:
· Citizens of South Sudan
· South Sudanese Nongovernmental Organizations, in and outside the country.
· South Sudanese Civil Society Associations.
We the undersigned Sudanese citizens, NGOs and the Civil Society Associations, inside and outside the Sudan, have been following with keen interest, events in our country since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) on January 9, 2005. Almost three years have now elapsed, and regrettably not much progress in the implementation of the CPA is taking place. The reality on the ground is that, the CPA is at the brinks of collapse, and the Sudan is at the risk of reverting to war.
As early as the second anniversary of the signing of the CPA marked in Juba on July 9, 2006, the First Vice President of the Sudan, President of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS), and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLA, Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, warned that, the Agreement was facing crisis and there was a growing risk of the country returning to war. He repeated this message in his address to the South Sudan Legislative Assembly on September 11, 2007 in Juba, more than one year later. This time the language is terse and more alarming than before when he said, “Today – and I do not want to mince my words – I am worried and deeply concerned about the status of CPA implementation. …… I am worried…..that it is likely that the Sudan will reverse again to war if we do not act now with our partner NCP.”
As concerned South Sudanese, we view these developments in our country as a real threat to the peace that was ushered in by the CPA. This state of affairs has developed because GOS, represented by the National Congress Party (NCP) under the leadership of Lt. General Omer Hassan Ahmed El-Bashir, President of the Republic of the Sudan, continues undermining the CPA and is dragging its feet in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. Not only that, the NCP is engaging in acts of distrust, sabotage and hate, acts that shake the very fabric of the CPA. The following are some of the serious breaches of the agreement that show the NCP is not interested in its implementation, which if not rectified can lead to what the President of South Sudan has warned will take place: the Sudan reversing to war.
1. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Presence in South Sudan beyond July 9, 2007 and other Violations.
According to the CPA, the Sudan Armed Forces should have redeployed its forces from the south by July 9th, 2007. While the SPLA have withdrawn completely from the North, this has not been reciprocated by SAF. Instead SAF has dug in and reinforced its positions in the South since the signing of the CPA as demonstrated by the following hostile acts:
1. SAF has since increased the number of its troops of the 31st. Brigade in the Abyei area.
2. The SAF garrison at Renk in northern Upper Nile, has increased its troop numbers, and tanks had recently been moved to the area also.
3. SAF continues to arm huge numbers of the nomads and these will be very difficult to disarm.
4. In late 2006, SAF established a new garrison at Wadakona, which lies a few kilometers north of Renk on the west bank of the Nile.
5. SAF has moved tanks to Bentiu and in fact, has increased its tanks over the past year.
6. SAF was engaged in attacking civilians in and around Juba in October and November, 2006. This was proved by the SPLA arresting SAF demobilized officers during these attacks.
7. All along, GOS (NCP) Military Intelligence (MI) policy and work has been to encourage and create instability in the South. The fighting in Malakal in November, 2006 was a result of this policy.
8. On September 6, 2007, SPLA forces in Muglad, South Kordofan, in central Sudan, were surrounded by SAF. The SPLA had gone to the area legally at the request of the citizens there. That, military standoff almost led to an armed military confrontation between the SAF and the SPLA
2. Feet-dragging on Reforms and Formation of Commissions stipulated by the CPA.
The NCP has systematically stalled the formation of a number of commissions of the CPA, and maintains a complete political control over the north of the country by legal and legislative manipulations, manifested in its selective avoidance of the bodies that oversee the implementation of the CPA, such as the Constitutional Review Commission. It has successfully avoided the democratic reforms it signed on to in the CPA, while paying lip-service to others. Her are some examples.
1. Although NCP claims to have enacted bills on the freedom of the press and freedom of speech and of association, these rights continue to be infringed upon in the country on a daily basis.
2. Human rights abuses are rampant in the country.
3. The NCP dominated government has starved the Border Commission of funds thus making it unable to do its work. Needless to say, without this commission completing its task, elections slated for 2009 and the 2011 referendum will not be able to take place on time.
4. The NCP practically runs the country single-handedly, while excluding the SPLM from major national decisions. Its foreign policies, as exemplified by the stand on Darfur, are totally the opposite of those of the SPLM. Recently, it expelled a number of foreign diplomats without consultation with the SPLM.
5. On September 11, 2007, heavily armed police of a supposedly government of national unity raided the SPLM offices in Khartoum. No reasons or explanations were given. This act alone threatens the existence of the coalition (partnership) government, between the SPLM and the NCP. It shows the NCP‘s contempt for its partner in government and can do whatever it wants with impunity.
3. Lack of Transparency on the Exploitation and Sharing of the Country’s Oil Wealth
After insisting on retaining the Oil and Gas ministry of the country, the NCP has so far failed to bring transparency into the Ministry of Gas and Energy. It took a lot of cajoling for the GOS to constitute the Oil Commission. In spite of that, the commission has been emasculated with no powers or access to information on contract agreements, etc. Of great concern are the following
1. The NCP, without any explanation, deliberately have recently reduced the transfer of oil revenue to the South from US $ 100 million to a mere US $ 44 million monthly, in spite of the facts that the (a) oil prices have been rising in the international market; and (b) the amount of oil being produced per day is on the increase.
2. In spite of the fact that half of the oil is said to come from the south, no efforts are being made to have southerners also employed either in the Ministry of Gas and Oil or in the upstream or down stream operations of the oil industry in the Sudan.
3. The south has no knowledge of just how much oil is being pumped in the southern oil fields, nor does it know how much money comes into the national coffer from the oil. All the south gets is the meager US $ 44 million or so at the end of each month.
4. The Abyei Protocol
The NCP has so far refused to implement the Abyei Protocol. It has also refused to implement the Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) Report, which was carefully and thoroughly researched and written by experts of impeccable credentials, endorsed from the outset by NCP itself. The refusal appears to be because the report does not favor the perceived position of the NCP.
5. The South-North Border Demarcation and the Population Census
The NCP has intentionally avoided implementing the CPA provisions on issues pertaining to the South – North border demarcation. This is a very sensitive issue in its own right, given the fact that successive northern regimes in Khartoum have encroached on the territories that have been part of the south since the colonial era, and the NCP will not want to let go of these areas. We believe the Boundary Commission is going to face the same fate as the ABC, making it a potentially dangerous flashpoint.
Delays in the border demarcation will inevitably mean delays in the population census. The NCP continuous to obstruct the preparations for the implementation of the CPA provisions that deal with Population Census due early 2008. So far the commission charged with this very important task has been starved of the funds it needs, and arrangements for a pilot plan has now been postponed several times.
6. SPLM Pullout from the Government of National Unity (GONU).
These unchecked cumulative breaches of the CPA by the NCP have now precipitated SPLM pullout from the Government of National Unity (GONU) on Thursday October 11, 2007. This means, it is now the NCP ruling the country all by itself. Technically, the CPA is no more, and democracy and peace in the Sudan have regrettably found their demise in the hands of the NCP. This is a very clear indication that the situation in the Sudan is at the brink of reaching a point of no-return to peace, and it wont be long before the country is plunged into another bloody south-north war if the international community remains ambivalent to the situation..
Given the above record of inaction and counter-actions by NCP, it has become evident to us that the NCP has not, and will never develop a relationship of trust between the South and the North. Instead, it continuously engages in acts of sabotage and planting hatred, which are surely leading to the complete abrogation of the CPA. Such blatant acts by NCP seriously worry us as citizens. They imply that Sudan has entered a seriously dangerous period, which if left unchecked now, could easily turn into a full-scale war.
While the NCP is doing all these, the United Nations Organization should not be silently watching, as if tacitly approving the NCP’s slow, systematic and sure abrogation of the CPA. Two years ago, the UN General Assembly agreed that it has responsibility to protect people whose governments would not safeguard their lives. We thought this declaration of shouldering the responsibility to protect such people was a breakthrough, that it would extend to protect the peace process ushered in by the CPA and to protect the people of Sudan, especially of South Sudan against rogue regimes. We are urging the UN to live up to its declaration, and not allow the NCP to kill the CPA.
It is pertinent that we remind ourselves and the international community that, when the CPA was signed on January 9, 2005, the international community undertook to back it. Now the CPA is in danger of collapse due primarily to NCP sabotage and international neglect. The international overseers of the implementation of the CPA, prominently the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the USA, the U.K., Norway and Italy, appear to have dozed off leaving the NCP to wreck havoc on the CPA. It is time they wake up from their deep slumber to make the parties, especially the NCP, live up to their responsibilities of implementing the Agreement to the letter. The deathly silence from those of you who pledged to protect the CPA when it was being formulated and finally signed, has given the NCP the perfect excuse and freedom to deal with it as it pleases. The failure of the UN-led Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-integration program (DDR) is another pointer to the collapse of the CPA.
Given the situation as described above, the collapse of the CPA is imminent and the return to South – North war is real. Once war breaks out again, it will have devastating effects and consequences in the entire region. So, to save the CPA, and to prevent this imminent danger of war, we therefore urge the international community in general, and particularly the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the USA, the U.K., Norway, Italy, and the CPA Assessment and Evaluation Commission, to take whatever actions necessary to protect it.
We call on you all to:-
Act immediately to prevent another south-north war from breaking out in the
Sudan.
Put pressure on the parties, especially the NCP to implement the Agreement to the
letter without excuses or delay.
Pressurize the NCP to affect the democratic reforms as stipulated in the CPA.
Send a clear message to all parties, especially to the NCP, that any feet dragging, avoidance or deviation from the CPA shall have serious consequences.
We are certain that, as custodians of the CPA, you will appreciate the gravity of the situation and will ensure that the citizens of Sudan are protected from the dominance of the NCP government in Khartoum, and that Sudan does not slip back to war again.
Thank you all.
Signatures:
1. Mr. James Lomole Simeon,
President/CEO, South Sudan Institute of
Democracy and Peace, Inc. (SSIDP), USA
2. Mr. Arkangelo G. W. Acueil,
Vice President/CEO, South Sudan Institute of Democracy
and Peace, Inc. (SSIDP), USA
3. Mr. Isaac K. Gang, Secretary General, SSIDP, USA
4. Mr. Sisto Olur, Chairman, Peace with Neighbours, Norway
5. Mr. Jackson Garang Ajou,
Kush Communications and Technologies (S) Ltd, Juba, Sudan
6. Ustaz James Kur Muorwel,
Secretary General of the New Sudan
Association in Sweden (NESAS), Sweden
7. Mr. Akok Manyuat Madut, Chairman, Missouri & Kansas States
SPLM Chapter, USA
8. Mr. Moses Monynhial Dut, President, AYA, USA
9. Mr. Venansio V. Utuku, South Sudan Community in DC, USA
10. Mr. Santino Ayom Bol Wek, Treasurer, New Youth Association,
Sydney, Australia
11. Mr. Deng Dau Ngor, President, Abyei Community Relief and
Development Association in Canada, Canada
12. Mr. Gatwech Ruach, Assisant Sec. for Information, SPLM Edmonton
Chapter, Canada
13. Mr. Makoi Paul Boj, Chairman, SPLM Indiana State Chapter, USA
14. Mr. Chol Ajak Demac Ayuen, Secretary General, SPLM , Arizona
Chapter, USA
15. Mr. Akwoch D. Ding, President, Southern Sudan Humanitarian &
Cultural Association, Calgary, Canada
16. Mr. Majiok Purdet Buob, Secretary General, Southern Sudan Council of
Churches in Alberta, Calgary, Canada
17. Mr. Deng Mayik Atem, President & CEO of the Sudanese for Sudanese
Foundation, USA
18. Mr. Charles Pioneson, President, South Sudan Concerned Citizens
International (SSCCI), Canada
19. Mr. Anthony Yel Garang, President, ACAW, USA
20. Mr. Santino Mayek Deng, Secretary for Political Affairs, SPLM
Minnesota Chapter
21. Mr. Santino Atem Deng, Deputy SPLM Representative, Chairman
Auckland SPLM Chapter, and Chairman Sudanese Community,
Auckland, New Zealand.
22. Ms. Elizabeth Benjamin Ajongo, Acting Chairperson, Nebraska SPLM
Chapter, USA
23. Mr. Lam Thot Muang, Chairman, California SPLM Chapter, USA
24. Mr. Malik Doka, New Sudan Wildlife Conservation Organization,
Boma, Sudan.
25. Mr. Joseph Moum Malok, Chairman, Bahr El-Ghazal Youth (ADC)
26. Mr. Pio Ding, Chairperson ,New Sudan Community, Norway.
27. Mr. Arop Mathiang Amyiyock, Canada
28. Dr. Charles Bakheit,
29. Ms. Anges Oswaha,
30. Mr. Sabrino Majok Majok, Canada
31. Mr. Deng Wal Biar, USA
32. Mr. Francis Chagai Bol, Canada
33. Mr. Acuoth Makuac Riak, Canada
34. Mr. Deng Akol Leng, Canada
35. Mr. Joseph Onek D, USA
36. Mr. Peter Reat Gatkuoth, Canada
37. Mr. Simon Deng Kuol, USA
38. Mr. Ngor Arol Garang, Juba, Sudan
39. Mr. David Bang Teny, Canada
40. Mr. Gordon N. Ajak, Canada
41. Mr. Paul Ongee Ongee, USA
42. Mr. Kwai M.K. Kut, USA
43. Mr. Manyok Aciek Mabiei: SPLA/M Peace and Mobilization in USA
44. Dr. Mogga, Stanley Josephson, Norway
45. Ms. Angelina Daniel Seeka, Khartoum, Sudan
46. Mr. Gabreil Deng Akot Dengdit, Khartoum, Sudan
47. Mr. Deng Yel Akok, Canada
48. Mr. Samuel W. Bringa, USA
49. Mr. Ngong Deng Ngong, USA
50. Mr. Angelo Majok Ayo, Canada
51. Mr. Bor Lual Tut, Canada
52. Mr. Peter Karlo, USA
53. Mr. Paul Ture, Canada
54. Mr. Peter Deng Mayen, Rumbek, Sudan
55. Mr. Deng Kuol Arop Biong, Australia
56. Mr. Deng Ahoc, Sweden
57. Mr. Wol Malueth Deng Lual Wol,
58. Mr. Martin Yai Aleu Yai, Juba, Sudan
59. Mr. Ahmed Fadul,
60. Ms. Ajok Wek Athian, UK
61. Mr. Lual Aniek Tong, UK
62. Mr. Tong Aniek Tong, UK
63. Mr. Patrick Nono, USA
64. Mr. Akuei Mayuen Deng Dut, UK
65. Mr. Jok Biong Alor, Finland
66. Mr. Larco Lomayat, USA
67. Mr. James Garang Kon, Canada
68. Mr. Madut A. Majok, Canada
69. Mr. William V. Akuar, The Netherlands
70. Mrs. Fatema Giwa, USA
71. Mr. Lwal Baguoot, USA
72. Mr. Lomumba T. Eman, Canada
73. Mr. Daniel Deng Mayan, USA
74. Dr. Salah Khatir Jubarah, UK
75. Mr. Diang Bol Dual Diu, Canada
76. Ms. Awel Deng Juach, Canada
77. Mr. James Adiok Mayik, USA
78. Mr. Yai Angelo Bol Yai, USA
79. Mr. Karbino Chier Aguek, USA
80. Mr. Malakal Chuol Luak Chuol, Canada
81. Mr. Younes Deng Anguei Yom, Canada
82. Dr. Mawien Mawien Akot, Canada
83. Mr. Philip Akot Malith Wol, Aweil, Sudan
84. Mr. Madhieu Kuot Mou, Aweil, South, Sudan
85. Ms. Jane Abucha, USA
86. Dr. Dedi L. Ramba, USA
87. Mr. Deng Wuol, USA
88. Mr. Nuer Kun Guoguog, Canada
89. Ms. Anida Magaya, USA
90. Mr. Joseph Baak Rounrach, USA
91. Mr. Awan Riak Ater, USA
92. Mr. Awak Malith, USA
93. Mr. Mayom Bul Atem, Canada
94. Mr. Santino Mayek Deng, USA
95. Mr. Agany Agany Ken, Canada
96. Mr. Mawien Bol Awetdit, Canada
97. Mr. Andre Rec Lual, Canada
98. Mr. Mading Mou Aguer, Canada
99. Mr. Deng Akol Deng Akol, Canada
100. Mr. Deng Akol Tong Atak, Canada
101. Mr. Bol Atem Abuok, Canada
102. Mr. Joseph Langdit, Canada
103. Mr. Akol Akol Tong, Canada
104. Mr. Makuac Majok Akot, Canada
105. Mrs. Mary Arkanjelo, Canada
106. Mr. Garang Akec Abiem, Canada
107. Mr. Atak Wol Tong, Canada
108. Mr. Atak Atak Tong Lual, Canada
109. Mr. Peter Lual Deng Kenyang, Canada
110. Mr. Atak Bol Aguot, Canada
111. Mr. Awac Awac Majok, Canada
112. Mr. Angelo Bak Anei, Canada
113. Mr. Riiny Riiny Lual, Canada
114. Mr. Andrew Bak Kuol, Canada
115. Mr. Simon Mawien Anei, Canada
116. Mr. James Dut Anei, Canada
117. Mr. Mel Garang Yuot, Canada
118. Mr. Deng Malong Deng, Canada
119. Mr. Garang Kuac Yel, Canada
120. Mr. Lual Deng Kuan, Canada
121. Mr. Aciek Dut Kuol, Canada
122. Mr. Lual Ngong Lual, Canada
123. Mr. James Gop Deng Bol, Canada
124. Ms. Akeer Lual Diing, Canada
125. Mr. Dominic Athian Dut, Aweil, Sudan
126. Mr. Garang Kuot Kuot, Canada
127. Mr. William Kolong Pioth, Canada
128. Mr. Peter Both, Canada
129. Mr. Peter Ugodo, Canada
130. Mrs. Agnes Hilary, USA
131. Mr. James Majur Ater, USA
132. Mr. William Deng Gay, Finland
133. Mr. Yai Lual Nuair, Canada
134. Mr. Pal Thokbuom, Canada
135. Mr. Diang Bol Dual, Canada
136. Mr. Atem Kunjok Atem, Canada
137. Mr. Samuel Nyak Kuat, Canada
138. Mr. Joseph Makwaj Ajak, Canada
139. Mr. Deng Ayuel Ayuel, Canada
140. Mr. Bol Athuai Rihan, Canada
141. Mr. Chol Akuong Ador, Canada
142. Mr. Mayom Akeg Majok, Canada
143. Mr. Kumdou Ngor Kumdou, Canada
144. Mr. Mawien Garang, Canada
145. Mr. Abiel Thon Wieu, Canada
146. Mr. Akol Apath Madut, Canada
147. Mr. Taban Machar, Canada
148. Mr. Jacob Simon, Canada
149. Mr. William Jokrial Machar, Canada
150. Mr. Mathew Mathiang, Canada
151. Mr. James Telar Malou, Canada
152. Mr. Bol Deng, Canada
153. Mr. Deng Dau Deng, Canada
154. Mr. Makoi Marial Thowar, Canada
155. Mr. Garang Ngong Akot, Canada
156. Mr. Macham Abem, Canada
157. Mr. William Alexander Zakaria,
158. Mr. Hearty Ritti, USA
159. Mr. Chol Deng Maywoi, Canada
160. Mrs. Angela Nabwire, Sudan
161. Mr. John Amhar Akok, Canada
162. Mr. William Koang, Canada
163. Mr. Louis Nyarsule, Canada
164. Mr. Gabriel Madut, Canada
165. Mr. Deng Daw Ngor, Canada
166. Mr. Geng Geng Guil, Canada
167. Mr. Jacob Mayuom Ajiith, Canada
168. Mr. Bol Aciech Bol, Canada
169. Mr. Madut Deng Ding, Canada
170. Mr. Arkangelo Muorater Mashar, Canada
171. Ms. Julia John Lonyi, Canada
172. Mr. Lino Garang, Canada
173. Mr. Atileo Ater Deng, Canada
174. Achol Manyang, Canada
175. Aramthai Kur Deng, Canada
176. Ms. Nyariak Vasili, Canada
177. Ms. Elizabeth Aluk. A, Canada
178. Ms. Arek Manyang, Canada
179. Mr. George Gai, Canada
180. Mr. Marko Poyo, Canada
181. Mr. Kuac Madit, Canada
182. Mr. Madit Kuet, Canada
183. Mr. Madut Maduot, Canada
184. Mr. Morris Lado, Canada
185. Ms. Sabina Akii, Canada
186. Mr. Arop Rou, Canada
187. Mr. Malak Makol, Canada
188. Mr. Amor Mahmoud, Canada
189. Mr. Abraham Deng, Canada
190. Ms. Gbonga Loro, Canada
191. Mr. Lugor Jada, Canada
192. Mr. Giir Thiik, Canada
193. Mr. Acuil Akol, Canada
194. Mr. Kuer G. Kuer, Canada
195. Mr. Lual Guet Jok, Canada
196. Mr. Luk K. Bang, Canada
197. Mr. Both Chuol Wel, Canada
198. Mr. Lawrence Loro Kamilo, Canada
199. Mr. Peter Ayob, Canada
200. Mr. Lual Wol, Canada
201. Mr. Andria M. Biar, Canada
202. Mr. Cher Lual Agoth, Canada
203. Mr. Mabior Ayiik, Canada
204. Mr. Mark Mayott, Canada
205. Mr. Angelo Kon, Canada
206. Mr. Atek Akoon, Canada
207. Mr. Ring Akuoch, Canada
208. Mr. Moses Bornyi, Canada
209. Ms. Rita Rianga, Canada
210. Mr. Alwak Adway, Canada
211. Mr. Aken Tong Yel, Canada
212. Mr. Deng Loch, Canada
213. Mr. Riek Both, Canada
214. Mr. Samuel Hoth Dak, Canada
215. Mr. Chuol Padhal, Canada
216. Mr. Solomon Agok, Canada
217. Mr. Manjloak Yel, Canada
218. Mr. Ding Lam Yual, Canada
219. Mr. Athian Malou, Canada
220. Ms. Margaret Mabior, Canada
221. Mr. Francis Kiir Akuien, Canada
222. Mr. Gew Ngok Anguei, Canada
223. Mr. William Chol, Canada
224. Mr. Khalifa Majien, Canada
225. Mr. Zernaro Yon, Canada
226. Mr. Akuein Alor, Canada
227. Mr. Dak M. Thuc, Canada
228. Ms. Regina P. Akok, Canada
229. Mr. John E. Ottogo, Canada
230. Mr. Majal Yow Teng, Canada
231. Mr. Peter Keak, Canada
232. Mr. Akor Bar, Canada
233. Ms. Catherin Dhew, Canada
234. Agar Machar, Canada
235. Mr. Abdulaziz A. Akuei, Canada
236. Mr. Moses A. Tong Aken, Canada
237. Mr. Pitia Joseph Barnaba, Canada
238. Mr. Jackson Elyas, Canada
239. Mr. Benjamin Malual, Canada
240. Sunday Francis, Canada
241. Sandy Deng, Canada
242. Ms. Awal Deng, Canada
243. Ms. Julia Henry, Canada
244. Ms. Tereza Mathiang, Canada
245. Ms. Akuol Biar, Canada
246. Ms. Tabith Bul, Canada
247. Mr. Dak Gideon, Canada
248. Ms. Rebecca Deng, Canada
249. Achol Kur, Canada
250. Aker Manyok, Canada
251. Mr. Deng Diing Mel, Canada
252. Ms. Christine Poni Loro, Canada
253. Mr. David Mayen, Canada
254. Mr. Dhal Majok Dut Dhal, Canada
255. Mr. Karbino Akuenjok, Canada
256. Mr. Bona Wol, Canada
257. Ms. Angela S. Tuya, Canada
258. Mr. Chol Deng Majok, Canada
259. Mr. Akot Simon M. Uguak, Canada
260. Mr. Jurkuc Yaak, Canada
261. Mr. Peter D. Wani, Canada
262. Mr. Acuil Teng, Canada
263. Mr. Nai Aguto, Canada
264. Mr. Bak Martin, Canada
265. Mr. Mabior Atem Mabior, Canada
266. Mr. Benjamin Guil, Canada
267. Mr. Deng Deng Atem, Canada
268. Mr. Deng Ajang, Canada
269. Mr. Buoyi, Canada
270. Mrs. Akhor Dhieu, Canada
271. Nichola David, Canada
272. Mr. Robert Ohisa, Canada
273. Mr. Angelo Wol Mawien, Canada
274. Mr. Majur Ater, USA
275. Ms. Catherine Wani, Australia
276. Mr. Deng M. Athum, Australia
277. Mr. Tartisio L. Michael, South Sudan
278. Mr. Simon Mayiik de Nyok, Canada
279. Mr. Daniel Lee, Australia
280. Mr. Juac Athian Juac, Australia
281. Mr. Tologtolog W. Bullen
282. Mr. Lado Jurkin, USA
283. Mr. Lual Riak M. Adeim, USA
284. Mr. Morris Kenyi
285. Mr. Silvestro Akara Bakheit
286. Mr. Jerkuei Marek Anyuon, Juba, Sudan.
287. Mr. Samuel Wani Bringa, USA
288. Mr. Peter Karlo, USA
289. Mr. Jok Biong Alor, Finland.
290. Mr. Zakaria Kojo Aygula, USA
291. Mr. David Yoane Abraham, Canada
292. Mr. Mayom Bul Atem, Canada
293. Mr. Karbino Chier Aguek, USA
294. Mr. Deng Wuol, USA
295. Mr. Biar Deng, USA
296. Mr. Sam P. Dilla, USA
297. Mr. Lostief Lomu’de, Denmark
298. Mr. Samuel Loliwa, USA
299. Mr. Michael A. Kuany, USA
300. Ms. Rose Oduho, USA
301. Mr. Diing Paul Atem, Australia
302. Mr. Bismark El-Fayous, USA
303. Mr. Sunday Edward, Canada
304. Mr. Robert Odeki, USA
305. Mr. James Majur Ater, USA
306. Mr. Felix Obura, Canada.
307. Mr. Joseph Otira, USA
308. Rev. Michael Kiju Paul, USA
309. Mr. Paul L. Kitu, USA
310. Pastor John Mawa, USA
311. Mr. James Akera, USA
312. Mr. Jacob Taban, USA
313. Mr. John Tako, USA
314. Mr. alex Lado, USA
315. Mr. James Lupai, USA
316. Mr. Emmanuel Logworong, USA
317. Mr. Edward Kweri, USA
318. Mr. Santino Atak, USA
319. Mr. Octavious Eliaba, USA
320. Mr. John Michael Anda, USA
321. Ms. Zakia Azekia, Canada
322. Mr. William Modi, USA
323. Mr. Quirino Gore Sarafino, Canada
324. Mr. Emmanuel Oliver, Canada
325. Mrs. Gisma Ruphael Mou Mou, Sweden
326. Mr. Leeka L. Gwanganalie,
327. Mr. Jacob Lado Michael Paul, Canada
328. Mr. Fataki Lako, Canada
329. Mr. William Oching, Canada
330. Fr. Hilary Boma Omol, Germany
331. Dr. Patrick Sokiri, Juba, South Sudan
332. Mr. Nyika Okerwa, USA
333. Dr. Siricio L. Oromo, Juba, South Sudan.
334. Mr. Deng Madol, Canada.
335. Mr. Sebit Lako, Australia
336. Ms. Pita Lee, Australia
337. Ms. Lavinia Yor, Australia
338. Mr. Daniel Izbon Zingifabouro, Australia
339. Miss Lolita Lee, Australia
340. Mr. Bidal Lasuba, Australia
341. Mr. Paul Bilal, Australia
342. Mr. Angelo Bazim Zimama, Australia
343. Ms. Astila Zangoli, Australia
344. Mr. Edward Jabakana, Australia
345. Mr. Deng Malek, Australia
346. Mr. Gabriel Ukuno, Australia
347. Ms. Angelina Gabriel, Australia
348. Ms. Paulina John Abdu, Australia
349. Mr. Wilson John Abdu, Australia
350. Ms. Flora Mokobe, Australia
351. Ms. Jackline Dada, Australia
352. Ms. Adwina Kafouki, Australia
353. Ms. Huda Omar, Australia
354. Mr. James Anzo, Australia
355. Mr. Andrew Taban, Australia
356. Mr. Francis Anei, Australia
357. Mr. Mojo Shalali, Australia
358. Mr. David Bilal, Australia
359. Ms. Lina Daw, Australia
360. Mr. Ater kon, Australia
361. Erin Skopp, Australia
362. Ms. Veronica Lisa, Canada
363. Mr. Deng Madol, Canada
364. Mr. Mark Opere Omol, Italy
365. Mr. Vincent Olweny Oywak, USA
366. Mr. James Duku Pantaleo, Juba, South Sudan
367. Mr. Albiros Yatta, USA
368. Mrs. Grace Ezibon, USA
369. Mr. Secondiano Redento, USA
370. Mr. Augustino Lako, Autralia
371. Ms. Asunta Kenyi, Australia
372. Mr. Edward Lado, Australia
373. Ms. Nelly Yuggu, Australia
374. Ms. Elisa Gowrite, Australia
375. Ms. Rebecca Gowrite, Australia
376. Ms. Elizabeth Andrea, Australia
377. Mr. Joseph Yanga, Australia
378. Mr. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, USA
379. Mr. Nyarsuk Yanga, Australia
380. Mr. John Koma, Australia
381. Ms. Jackline Mario, Australia
382. Ms. Reddinka (Redenta) Pitia, Australia
383. Mr. Jacob Lado, Australia
384. Mr. Santino Yuggu, Australia
385. Ms. Rebecca Barrit, Australia
386. Ms. Margaret Kosa, Australia
387. Mr. Fraija Lasuba, Australia
388. Mr. Joseph Lako, Australia
389. Mr. James Okwaromoi
390. Mr. David Patrick Faragalla, Canada
391. Mr. Alex Yatta Lukadi, Canada
392. Mr. Matthew Morbe Jacob
393. Ms. Suzie Madut, Australia
394. Ms. Clementina Anite Zimama, Australia
395. Mr. Justin Lekot, Australia
396. Mr. Machiw Chut Machiw, Australia
397. Mr. Simon Black Luwosing, Australia
398. Mr. Alison Dila, Australia
399. Ms. Grace Oryem Samuel, Australia
400. Mr. Wilson Madit Kuek, Australia
401. Mr. Stanley Luwate, Australia
402. Mr. Paul Kazi, Australia
403. Mr. Henry Akon, Australia
404. Mr. Daoud Musa, Australia
405. Mr. John Loro, Australia
406. Mr. Rubben Abbas, Australia
407. Mr. Hussein Rianjo, Australia
408. Mr. Louis Ukello, Australia
409. Mr. Elia Kanzaran, Australia
410. Mr. Edward Abdalla, Australia
411. Mr. Edmond Said, Australia
412. Ms. Regina Loruma, Australia
413. Mr. George John Ringasi, Australia
414. Mr. Emmanuel Lubang Hilary, Norway
Cc:
H.E. Lt. General Omer Hassan Ahmed El-Bashir
President of the Republic of the Sudan,
Chairman
National Congress Party,
Commander-in-Chief
Sudan Armed Forces,
Khartoum, SUDAN.
H.E. Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit
First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan,
President of the Government of Southern Sudan,
Chairman, Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement,
Commander-in-Chief
Sudan Peoples Liberation Army
Juba, SOUTH- SUDAN.
H.E. Lt. General, Hon. James Wani Yiga
Speaker
South Sudan Legislative Assembly
Juba, SOUTH SUDAN
H.E. Thabo Mbeki
President
Republic of South Africa
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
H.E. Umaru Yar’Adua
President
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja, NIGERIA
H.E. Hon. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Denmark
Copenhagen, DENMARK
H.E. Hon. Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Netherlands
Hague, THE NETHERLANDS
H.E. Hon. Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Sweden
Stokholm, SWEDEN
The Hon. John Howard MP
Prime Minister
Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra, AUSTRALIA.
The Right Hon. Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
The Peace in Sudan should alive!
The Politics of Family Pact: The experience of the old age in Southern Sudan by Bang Teny Wang
From the inception of Sudan Liberation Army/Movement in 1983, radical propagandas denouncing tyranny in Khartoum, lauding elective institutions, and proclaiming the peoples' right and liberty circulated widely in Sudan and to an extra mile in Southern Sudan in particular. This self professed politics to garner people support is dashing after the formation of the Government of Southern Sudan in 2005 beacues the Southern leader has adopted a policy of family pact rule. To make the case worse, it is simple fact that doesn't need scientific proof that the president of Southern Sudan encircle himself with his family members who are deemed to be academically fit but bold when it comes to enriching tribal mates, fire anyone whose name doesn't carry weight that the family pact have and keep the lions in office when the people they govern voted them out. When you compare what had occurred in Juba and take Lake State for example, the readers will simply concur with me that the rule of law though not on paper has been redefined as the rule of family pact with accept to those who have made their way in through different means. Some readers will encounter my argument with explanations that are not new but mere defense of the family pact policy. I have personally work under SPLM chapter in Canada with Martin Majut Yak whose name is now flying in the media almost daily distributing cash to students in Uganda and Kenya. In our office we happen to know who is related to who. With Martin being two high profile jobs, he taped in his relative Mr. Mum Ajak as Goss liaison chief officer in Canada. Mr. Mum and I were secretary and deputy of recruitment and administration respectively under Martin Majut. Honorable Mum might have qualified merits to have him occupy the post but his name weigh more than his credentials. My colleague Mr. Mum is gentle who seems to object preferring tribal friend over others. But what would have bonded him at the hip with Martin Majut if in fact family pact policy is not what he envision? Well, he was then under Martin leadership. It is now his turn to endorse the policy advocated by Martin or be considered disloyal family member, a tougher road that will only make him shine on one side of the coin.
In the ten states of Southern Sudan, complaints are building up that the politics of age is replacing the rule of law, hindering the president's fight on corruptions and nepotism. Young people are seeking their voice heard and be equally represented in all branches of government. The sandwiched generations or the leaders in waiting, are lucky enough that they can move back and forth when opportunities are allocated. The problem with this group is the expectation that the light would quickly turn green so that they take the driver seat. This looks a lot like a mirror image of oneself. Time will tell probably before interest fades away. Our bandwagon was upset by a rocket we never saw coming: The power of age in politics and that of family pact rule. I am proud of being one of the sandwiched members waiting for our age to promote seniority which I hope will even be better.
The experienced, as the name indicates be it in politics or militarily are the breadwinner. Accept it or not, it is common proverb today in Southern Sudan to say 'you are too young for politics.' Well, did we use this six worded sentence in late 19980s or 1990s? No, because we won't have imported the term “red army” then. It is also very unfortunate to reinvent ideologies which were completely omitted before the signing of Comprehensive Peace Agreement. All the three categories contributed equally to the liberation struggles. To me, there is nothing wrong with young person to be appointed to a senior position as long has that individual is knowledgeable, has a will to serve as a public servant and most importantly, if s/he has plan to execute his or her duties intellectually. In the same token, it would be naive, for both youths and the sandwiched to think of themselves as highly educated and that they should be rewarded instantly. There are people who have sacrificed their lives and education for the sake of liberation. They must be respected and assisted when need be or else the ministry of presidential affair would be dissolved in the first place.
Sneaking in through relatives holding government post is equally as bad as sitting back and watch the game of politics. Somebody somewhere has to do something to bridge the gap which is currently widening. My colleagues and the younger friends should not just show a nice sheen of respectability hiding a non-functioning mechanism that is designed to appease, but is really beginning to breakdown. Patience, cooperation, justice, sincerity and a heart for our people regardless of where their family hail from, are some of the few techniques badly needed for our nation unity, reconstruction recovery, peace and prosperity. The age mentality will only bring divisions which will affect tomorrow leaders' chance of inheriting leadership skills from the founding fathers. Oops! Did I mention women? Yes, they are part and parcel of those categories. In fact, no country is ever called a father nation. Therefore; women's share in the government should be given an urgent attention. They have unique issues which can be address appropriately only if they are involved in decision makings.
The author is a Behavioural Science student at Canadian University College in Lacombe, Alberta
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