W. Equatoria governor returns from Juba security talks
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April 27, 2011 (YAMBIO) - The governor of Western Equatoria state
Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro arrived in Yambio the state capital on
Wednesday April 27 from the South Sudan capital Juba after attending a
conference on greater Equatoria held in Juba.
Upon arrival in Yambio the governor briefed his cabinet and state
legislators that “the Equatoria region is working towards better
Republic of South Sudan.”
The Equatoria conference called for federal system of government in
the new Republic of South Sudan, when the rgion becomes an independent
state in July.
South Sudan voted secede from the north in a referendum in January
agreed as part of a 2005 north-south peace deal.
“We are going to submit the resolutions of the conference to the
presidency of Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and the Speaker of
GOSS assembly so as one of the fruitful documents in the upcoming
nation,” Bakosoro said.
The governor was in Juba together with his counterpart, the governor
of Lakes state Chol Tong where they both met the security committee of
southern Sudan to find an amicable solution to the conflict between
Mvolo county of Western Equatoria and Yirol West of Lakes state.
While in Juba the governor attended a series of meetings that included
the tribal conflicts between Jur tribe of Mvolo and Dinka Atuot of
Yirol West.
In the council of ministers’ hall, Bakosoro reiterated that
Equatorians should resort to dialogue rather than conflict.
The GOSS recently announced the deployment of units from the South
Sudan army and security services to address widespread insecurity in
the state, mainly caused by the Uganda rebel group the Lord’s
Resistance Army (LRA).
Bakosoro revealed that “former Joint Integrated Units or JIU are going
to be deployed to Western Equatoria state to boost security of the
state as decided by the government of southern Sudan.”
However, there has been criticism against government from citizens of
Western Equatoria, many of whom still remember the 2007 incident when
three senior police officers were shot dead in Yambio. Members of the
JIU were blamed for the killings but no one has ever been tried.
Promotion of private investment is one of the top priorities of
Bakosoro – while in Juba governor Bakosoro established contact with
possible investors.
“My government is working hard to get some investors to the state, but
the challenge now remains that the investors need bonding guarantees
from the state.” The governor did not discuss how his government plans
to address the demands of potential investors.
He urged the state ministers and county commissioners to embark on
serious planning for better service delivery to the people of Western
Equatoria.
Bakosoro revealed that “ten state governors of southern Sudan will be
travelling to Nigeria, Botswana and Ghana,” Bakosoro has been
nominated to travel to Nigeria.
“The trip is being organized by the Government of Southern Sudan as we
wait the briefings from the President on Friday “he said.
Bakosoro also announced that the upcoming South Sudan independence
celebration has been decentralized so that that every state can
organize its own celebration.
One month ago GOSS announced $30 million had been approved to pay for
the landmark occasion. Over one thousand international guests
including heads of states are expected to converge to Juba to take
part.
Bakosoro told the general public that “[w]e should now begin
preparations for the celebration in all forms of activities to make
that day a day of freedom, relaxation and the happiest day for every
southern Sudanese in the state.”
South Sudan is set to become a sovereign nation on 9 July 2011 as the
54th country in Africa and world’s 193rd Country.
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