Stop Politicizing Resource Distribution, BOSS’s President Cautions The Bank of South Sudan –BOSS president has urged South Sudanese politicians and many stakeholders not to politicize equal distribution of resources in the new nation to be born during the closing of a weeklong economic empowerment workshop organized by SPLM. 21 March 2011 Stop Politicizing Resource Distribution, BOSS’s President Cautions Finance Minister (left) Athorbei and SPLM Finance Secretary Kuel A. during the workshop [©splmtoday.
By Waakhe Simon Wudu Juba, 20th March 2011 [Gurtong] - The Bank of South Sudan –BOSS president has urged South Sudanese politicians and many stakeholders not to politicize equal distribution of resources in the new nation to be born during the closing of a weeklong economic empowerment workshop organized by SPLM. Elijah Malok, the President of the Bank of Southern Sudan urged the politicians during a closer of a five days workshop in Juba yesterday. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-SPLM organized a workshop that brought mainly finance ministers and administrators from all the ten States of the semi autonomous region. The workshop is aimed to create an early blueprint on economic emphasis for the new Government to be the -Republic of Southern Sudan expecting recognition by July 2011. WHile closing the function at Home and Away Business Center, Malok urged equal distribution of resources to uplift the standard of development in the region. “If we cannot do the distribution of our resources well we cannot be in position to develop our self,” Malok said. The President was not convinced with the way resources had been allocated to various sectors in the region amidst the interim period. “Am not convinced with the way we are distributing our resources,” he challenged. He urged all the government stakeholders to watch out saying all senior government officials must show quality leadership that should not be associated with tribalism and nepotism. He cautioned that, the recognition of Southern Sudan internationally as an independent nation is the beginning of the challenges the leadership need to understand. Malok also said that the budgets are always amorphous, urging the budgets to be specific and have clear lines. He gave an example on money allocated for transport sector; it’s not clarified how much is going to the State governments and how much remains for the Government of Southern Sudan. He said this creates ineffective implementation of the budget which affects development. He noted that South Sudan need to emphasize on effective allocation and management of resources, urging that the State Ministries of finance who are economic development government institutions should direct funds to manageable projects. Malok further cautioned, “It does not end with the raising of the flag. It’s the beginning of the challenges which is to proof the enemy wrong.” In another related development, the SPLM National Secretary of Finance and Economic Affairs Gabriel Alaak Garang explained to the press in an exclusive briefing that, the five days economic forum workshop has emphasized on diversifying agricultural sector as second priority to security in the new state to come. He pointed out that, the new nation’s economy is expected to not only rely on oil revenues but diversify the development of many of the dormant sectors such as mining, tourism he mentioned. Adding that, government has to give money out to the private sector and mainly the agriculture. He also said that, the government is expected to device effective policies of taxation systems and administration of finance, saying that, many taxation bodies are realized operating in the region and involved in taxation. The forum also devised that, the Ministry of Education amends changes to the school curriculum by diversify technical institutions that can train and improve human resource development to achieve growth. Alaak concluded by urging that, it’s the time the Southern Sudanese leadership changes its attitude by moving away from military and focus on development. He also urged the government to have a will on the interim paper of the economic reform. The economic paper work, Alaak explained that, the transitional government is expected to use it during the transitional period for the realization of development. Posted in: Home -- 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.
