Probe on money spent for southerners repatriation from north Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:01 Sudan >>> The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly has recommended an investigation into the expenditure of USD 24 million in repatriation of southerners from the north. The money was given to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC).
Speaking during the deliberation on the 2011 draft budget, the leader of opposition in the assembly, Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Democratic Change (SPLM-DC) member Onyoti Adigo, said that while huge funds were allocated for the return process, many people are still waiting in transit in Khartoum and Kosti, in bad living conditions. Meanwhile, SSRRC's Director of Repatriation, Arop Mathiang, told Radio Miraya that about 3,000 returnees are currently on their way from Kosti to Malakal. Mathiang said similar numbers are expected to arrive in Juba and Bor by the end of this week. However, Mathiang reiterated that logistical and human resource problems are hindering the repatriation program. -- 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.
