Mr. Amum conspicuous silence is worrying
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By Isaiah Abraham
June 4, 2011 — Southern Sudan has gone through difficult times in its
turbulent contemporarily history. We have before us a choice of going
to war to defend our motherland or talk while Arabs curb away our rich
and beautiful pieces of land using gun points. The Juba leadership and
the public were beaten by events in Abyei in that the influential top
figures of Southern Sudan were left with few options. The dilemma then
is this: here around the corner (few weeks in fact) the Big Occasion
of our lives, then a stab in the back by an archenemy of our people,
should the South at this stage turn from the journey or should we eat
the humble pie of aggression, abuses and humiliation until after July.
The author sees no point of ‘turning our cheeks’ to Arabs or go public
to swear that our leadership will not return fire or strike back under
any circumstances. This inauthentic and unreal if not an oversight
statement that doesn’t augur well to the public given the damage and
lost Southern territory to Arabs
But as if that isn’t enough, Mr. Pagan Amum, the SPLM Secretary
General went underground or hiding at a crucial time when his voice is
badly needed. This man has never shy of speaking honey and butter
about what is best for the people of Southern Sudan. The public is
prodding as to what had happened to the fearless, the very Caleb of
Southern Sudan, the hero of heroes and the Messi of Southernona.
When Comrade Pagan opens his mouth, the National Congress Party (NCP)
scampers for media refuge and the smearing campaign against him and
the entire Southern Sudan. Dr. Barnaba can talk yes but he lacks
imagination, he’s too economical with information and not assertive.
Mr. Amum uses information forums to speak to the people on what hasn’t
even been said and should have been said. His silence therefore has
left a huge vacuum to the Government of the people of Southern Sudan.
Speculations are that Mr. Amum isn’t well and is somewhere in one of
our neighbors countries recuperating, but that isn’t enough to be
believed. Others say Mr. Amum is a devastated man after his alarm
earlier in February this year was ridiculed by some within his party
and largely by the so-called Opposition Groups. Recall Mr. Amum
charged that Khartoum has a mature plan to weaken Southern Sudan
government using proxy ways. True to his words, we had had rampant
militia insurgent cropping up, provocation through large scale build
up of troops along South-North border and economic blockage. I don’t
know whether there is an apologist who could refute him today.
But the most considered speculation suggests that Mr. Amum don’t want
to be seen as contradicting his boss, Mr. Kiir about peaceful
resolution of the conflict in Abyei and occupation of areas South of
Higilij and Renk County. Gen. Kiir as everyone knows is a strict
disciplinarian; you dare him you risk it! Remember when he gagged Hon.
Aleu Ayieny Aleu when the later goes against the so-called official
position that the fateful chopper that killed Dr. John Garang came
down through natural circumstances, and not any foul play. Mr. Amum
like me isn’t yet a student of new found school of Oslo for a peace
laureate. In fact there is nothing like ‘taking anyone to war’; we are
already there without the big man pulling anyone.
Strictly speaking however, there is another theory that could make
anyone silence. The Southern Security forces especially the top brass
at Bilpam have a portion of blame to the current military set back.
The military job is to protect the national territorial of the people,
if they could not get their military intelligence right and allow the
Northern Army to build, hit and entrenched, what does that tell us
about the capability of our men in uniform to secure our land. The
Commander In Chief of our army has largely becoming nominal and the
gap would have filled if Mr. Amum hasn’t been mum. That was just a by
the way because this isn’t a time to blame but to start fix the
problem.
Please Gen. James Oath, and Gen. Mamur don’t listen to Kiir new found
song and affidavit of not taking the South to war. Who told him that
others before him were war mongers? To sacrifice Abyei on the altar of
diplomatic commission is suicidal and unacceptable! Abyei must be
brought back by the barrel of the gun, the same way it was taken. I
heard Garang saying the same lines when your rights are forceful taken
away. July 9 whatever will not be affected whether fire ranges in
Abyei or not. We don’t need the North to recognize us; already we are.
Make reason for Cde Pagan to talk
Abyei youths hence must lead this process. They failed then to join
the war but to school. They are Southerners 100% and their place in
the military especially among non commission officers and junior
officers is missing. Academic papers alone and international community
wrath will not move Arab forces out of the Southern land called Abyei.
Let those who stayed way then still keep away, men from Toposa,
Lotuho, Bari, Nuer, Chollo, Dinka, Azande, Murle, Mundari and Acholi
finish the liberation job. Faint hearted and ‘women’ are to shut up!
Mr. Amum over to you!
Isaiah Abraham lives in Juba; he’s on [email protected]
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