Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Your Opinions and Comments Always Count and Impact Everywhere
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No northerner calls himself 'Jellaba,' these are Juba people words. JUBA ARABIC is like KISWAHILI - it is the need that created this language. So you can suggest first to stop people of Juba from using Juba Arabic and replace it with Juba Dinka Language. Instead of thinking of changing places names, first think of changing people's lives, hunger, diseases, tribal wars, corruption...etc etc, to a new life. That's the intellectual's role, not hatred. Ahmed M. Sudan The Issue Of South Sudan Capital Transfer The Issue of South Sudan Capital Transfer has three Strategic Benefits for the Government of South Sudan namely: 1-Political--The new Capital will enable South Sudan Government to build the World government standard infrastructures, such Public transports roads, leading to the Ministries, Embassies and Consulates which make accidents very rare happening in the City. 2-Economical--seen in terms of attracting and encouraging Foreign Investors to the City which creates more jobs for many people in the country rather than creating job opportunities for one state citizens. 3-Military--it provides the golden opportunity for the Military personnel to have an isolated Republican palace which is always guarded by the Republican Palace Guards and the excellent Security protective plan from the President to the lowest Human person in the country. Ajou Kuek, Awiel, Northern Bahr el Ghazel Foreigners benefit from our government Comment on 'Selective justice' Mr. Khoryoam, your article was almost attracting me but it is too long, however, I would agree with you on the issue of foreigners in our hard earned government and it is a pity. I predict that the sons and daughters of the Landlords/ladies in Kenya and Uganda whose homes were rented by our big guys are the ones enjoying our Country in terms of employment more than ourselves, I detest it completely. I appreciate your writing but next time try to confine the discussion more on Bhar-el-Ghazel or Dinka because few from this place or people are the ones involved, not all. Daniel Jok, South Sudan Warrap people have nothing in common with Dinka elite in Juba Brother Laila: In response to your article, "The Dinka people shouldn't be held....." there is no doubt in my mind that your well thought article captured the sad reality bedeviling our newly emerging country to be soon. Both articles written by Peter Lual Ajak and Laila B. Lukosang should be published in the local news papers so much so that the Big-Brothers chilling in Juba be reminded of their moral obligation to serving the people of South Sudan than making their own wallets and bellies fat. This said, the way I see it, brother Peter Lual Ajak’s article was actually indirectly addressed to the Warrap elites or if I may-the leadership in Juba who are at helm of power. This clever poor brother of mine was basically ringing a bell for President Kiir to pay a little bit of attention by saying: Big-Brother, it does not help matters when our powerful sons and brothers are many out there occupying senior constitutional posts in GOSS, yet here am I in the countryside still struggling to make ends meet or to afford buying Aspirin tab to cure a malaria virus -- I'm suffering from, it isn’t for malaria treatment, I know it though. Big-Man, I wish you being powerful being up there in heaven will make a great impact here on the ground-earth planet so that it could be something worth admiring of! In other words, Ajak is short of saying my Big-People in Juba are anti-development. Hence, you Junubin out there, please don’t generalize the poor Warrapain (Dinka) for the sins they never committed, for some of you out there will be a shame to know that, like you, I am a casualty of the same elitism running the GOSS in Juba, don’t you dare crucify my poor people who have no clue how suffering am I, and we are aware that they (Big-Brothers) only know and care about building and securing brighter future for their family members abroad or in Juba and to some extent that of relatives. Yes, even though some of the elites in Juba running this show excessively are from my own home town, yes, they have became the “owners” of the State, but am yet to rip off the benefits. Bluntly put, Warrapian/Dinka masses have almost nothing in common with the Dinka elite in Juba. But the elite use the poor masses to maintain the grips for power and resources, in Ajak’s own scrutiny. The elite have amassed their wealth at the expense of poor Dinka (my own interpretation). Ajak was politely saying, look: Many parts of the Warrap State are still in the Stone Age Laila puts put it and having been in the area in 2007. President’s home turf, according to Augustino Ting’s brief article/reporting posted I the SPLM-Diaspora forum is a study in poverty/high infant mortality with an alarming frequency. Paradoxically, touch the bad governance and GOSS leadership, Boy, many from the same area (Warrap) will cry that “their people have been hated.” This is not unique though to the any tribe in South Sudan. All Junubin masses have similar exploitative relationships with their elites to say least. This is my message to the Junubin across the globe: You can only be enslaved to tribal demagogues if you allow yourselves to be taken for free ride. For brother Peter Lual Ajak is telling his community indirectly that don’t ever make mistake to allow yourselves to be isolated from the rest of Junubin and Junub for that matter by the few politicians and ruling elites who are more interested in wealth accumulation than provision of basic services and infrastructures for the common good of all. That, your destiny and future lies with the rest of your brothers and sisters outside your comfort gray zone in Junub al Sudan, and together we can move forward to develop and co-exist peacefully without looking at each other with glaring suspicious eyes for I am one part and partial of the larger community in Junub el Sudan. In sum, Ajak’s article is a reminder to all of us that that tiny minority driving a luxury one hundred thousand dollar Toyota and Hummer on our dilapidated roads has never done much for you and will not do it so long we the poor masses keep on jumping into each other’s throats. Therefore, we should all put aside our pity differences and call out individuals responsible for mishandling our state affairs and who are condemning my, yours and our villages and people to the Stone Age life. John Omunu, South Sudan Nuba people suffering won't end I appreciate the people of Nuba Mountains for holding gubernatorial election in peace. But I am also fearing that the people of Nuba Mountains do not understand the massive sufferings they went through during the civil war. In the light of this election, I fear that they might vote again to go to north where their sons and daughters had been burned alive in churches and villages. They should know why they had suffered in such a climax. It is time for them to choose wisely in order not to repeat the same sufferings. Most of the Nubian people were used as housekeepers and most of all they were just treated as second citizens in their Country. Today, the choice is in their hands and they have to know beforehand what is the right path for freedom. Although they have made a mistake in electing a candidate who can not and will not stand with them during the time of "popular consultation". I believe Haron is not the right person who will see them in the eye and say you are right, since he has been used as crusader to kill innocent people in Darfur and Abyei while they were trying to express their rights. If the people of Nuba Mountains do not speak with one voice, their suffering will never end, and their future will be a nightmare under Khartoum regime. Moses M. Miyen, University of Texas at Dallas, USA. Message to the SPLA/SPLM Hero and heroes. I'm really appreciating you for what you did during the struggle period and I want to remember the 2.5 millions who lost their lives for the sake of this newest nation (Republic of South Sudan. ROSS). Therefore, I urge all the rebels to join the SPLA and see forward for the challenges facing us in the remaining parts, border demarcation, popular consultation in south Kordufan, Blue Nile and Abyei area. Malith Dut Akeen, University of juba /juba -- 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.
