Upper Nile governor warns political parties not to interfere with security of the state Article Comments (3) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
February 28, 2011 (JUBA) — The governor of the Upper Nile state, Simon Kun Pouch has warned other political parties in his state against entering into security affairs, as it could inflame violence amongst communities. Governor Simon Kun Pouch addressing Upper Nile officials, Juba Bride Hotel, 26 Febuary 2011 (ST) The Governor addressed government officials from his state working in Juba on 26 February at Juba Bridge Hotel. He said the state government of Upper Nile would “not tolerate” the involvement of other parties in security affairs and that any political parties attempting to do so would be treated with an “iron hand” because their actions can “incite instability”. Pouch arrived Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on 22 February he briefed the President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Salva Kiir Mayardit, on the current security situation in his state. This month, there have been violent clashes in Malakal, Upper Nile state between members of the Joint Integrated Units (JIU). The security situation has improved because the SAF has withdrawn to the north but the process of dividing the JIU is proving difficult. JIU are made up of SAF and SPLA troops, in accordance with a mandate of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Pouch, who is also a General in the SPLA, added that those who are against GoSS will have no future – that they have to cease the killing of innocent civilians immediately as these are times critical for peace in South Sudan. “They wanted to destroy the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [CPA] that ended the 21 years of civil war, but they will fail because the current government, under the leadership of president Kiir, has a long arm to apprehend wrong doers with”, he told gathering. The Governor claimed that Upper Nile had been in the hands of Khartoum’s National Congress Party, but that at the moment the whole state is in the hands of the SPLM. Pouch also warned that, “development can not avail when there is insecurity on the ground; services cannot be delivered effectively to the community”. He recalled that, before signing the CPA in 2005, there were few proper roads connecting the states or counties within his state no communication network, no clean water for citizens. After the signing, he said there had been a great deal of development that when security is a top priority, the rate of development will increase. He promised that by the end of the year roads linking the states and counties will be complete. In a forum in October 2010, Pouch raised his concerns about insecurity in Upper Nile, blaming the JIU of drinking alcohol rather than protecting the citizens of the state. In his address on 26 February the Governor described plans to train teachers, improve Malakal Civil hospital, lay water pipes throughout the town, and to build a two-storey hospital for children and more schools (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
