W. Equatoria marks 28th anniversary of SPLM/A
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May 16, 2011 (KAMPALA) - Western Equatoria state (WES) joined the rest
of South Sudan in commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Sudan
People’s Liberation Army / Movement (SPLA/M) in the state capital
Yambio under the theme “United for building a strong Republic of South
Sudan.”
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SPLA soldiers march from their military barracks to the Yambio freedom
square on May 16, 2011 (ST)
Hundreds of Yambio citizens converged at Yambio’s Freedom Square in
the morning to witness the festival.
The mood was both sombre and colourful as troops travelled from the
army base over three miles from Freedom Square.
The governor of the state, who is a colonel in the SPLA rank, Bangasi
Joseph Bakosoro said that this is “a historic day and moment of great
joy for all the people of southern Sudan and WES in particular to
celebrate the 16 May, the day the present SPLA entered the bush to
fight for the freedom of the southerners.”
“The struggle of South Sudan since 1955 against the clique regime of
Khartoum has come to an end today” said Bakosoro.
The governor called upon WES citizens to remember the fallen heroes
and heroines who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the new
nation.
“I am appealing to every southerner who might have suffered at the
hands of the SPLA forces to forgive and forget, because it is the same
SPLA forces who mistreated the southerners that sacrificed their lives
for the total freedom of South Sudan” he added.
Among the SPLA’s achievements, the governor lauded the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement, which ended more than two decades of civil war in
2005.
Bakosoro called for the people of South Sudan to respect the soldiers,
for the hardships they had suffered on their behalf.
The governor called upon all the citizens to prepare for the
celebrations with traditional dances, games, decoration and planting
of citrus fruits on the historic day.
With regards to development in the state, Bakosoro said that investors
are eager to buy sunflowers, palm oil, coffee, soya beans from the
state, urging the communities to plant and open big farms.
The SPLM state secretary, Manaseh Doboi Agoli, congratulated the
leadership of president Salva Kiir Mayardit for having been able to
lead the southerners to the ‘promised land.’
He stated that this is the last anniversary “to say goodbye to the
Khartoum government and welcome the new Republic of South Sudan in
joining the African continent and world in general.”
With the attainment of the new nation, Manaseh called upon the South
Sudanese Diaspora to return home to contribute to the building of the
new state.
Manasseh said that the war for independence is not yet over, because
true independence means self-reliance; the eradication of poverty and
illiteracy; food security, creating employment opportunities for
youth; fighting corruption; health services amongst others.
(ST)
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