Government Urged To Engage Youths In Peace Building Eastern Equatoria State youth have pushed the State Government to involve them in peace building process and other sound activities so as to realise peace & economic development in the State.20 April 2011 EES youths in a past HIVAIDS campaign event [File-Photo] By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 19th April 2011 – Eastern Equatoria State youth have pushed the State Government to involve them in peace building process and other sound activities so as to realise peace & economic development in the State.
The State’s youth spokesperson, Mr. Okello Odongtoo Lawiri blames on the Government for sidelining inclusion of the youth in the peace process. “ It’s important to engage the youth since they are the ones involved in most activities at almost all levels especially at domestic or family level, therefore, it won’t take long to see peace realised in the State of Easter Equatoria, but only if the Government gives them a chance,” Mr. Odongtoo said. He added that youths constitute 2/3 percent of the total population and justifiably contributed for the success of the just concluded 2011 Referendum. In a bid to avoid mounting crimes in South Sudan, Ms Angelina Nabalu, one of the youths in the State, urged the Government to give the youth an exceptional priority by offering employment opportunities. She said that, there were a higher number of youths loitering in towns seeking for jobs with Diploma or Degree certificates and that forgetting them would result into something regrettable in the future. “Why do we make noise calling for graduates from neighbouring nations while we have our own fresh graduates being left out of employment? Do we mean ours do not perform and yet they all studied and graduated from same class while at Diaspora?” Nabalu asked. A section of South Sudanese youths have complained that they were utilized during two decades of civil war contributing to the present peace deal be attained successfully and therefore there is no way the Government should forget them. Odongtoo urged the Government to increase their participation more especially in decision-making and allow them to become agents of change. Meanwhile, the entire community of EES called for an immediate peaceful coexistence of among warring communities in the most parts of the State, admitting that unless youths are engaged in peace initiatives we will not achieve the goal. 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.
