Lakes State Government Convenes Peace-Emergency Meeting Members of the Government of Lakes State comprising of Lawmakers, the Executive and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement secretariat in the State held an emergency meeting for peace with Southern Sudan parliament deputy speaker Daniel Awet Akot yesterday in Rumbek. 05 June 2011 Lakes State Government Convenes Peace-Emergency Meeting L-R: Mr. Malou Majok, Hon. Daniel Awet, Governor Chol Tong and Mr. Daniel Gumwel [©Gurtong] By Manyang Mayom RUMBEK, June 4th, 2011 [Gurtong] - Members of the Government of Lakes State comprising of Lawmakers, the Executive and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement secretariat in the State held an emergency meeting for peace with Southern Sudan parliament deputy speaker Daniel Awet Akot yesterday in Rumbek.
The meeting held at the Southern Sudan Logistic hotel called upon entire Lakes State inhabitants to remain calm and to be fully prepared for the celebration of the Independence Day. The delegation urged for an immediate stop of cattle raids and inter-clan conflicts as well as gangs who commandeer cars on the Rumbek Central and Cueibet County roads. The main agenda included insecurity impact in Lakes State, collaboration among party members as well way forward to support SPLM party at grassroots level. Hon. Daniel Awet called upon Lakes State citizens to cease from internal disputes as they appealed for a peaceful State that would welcome the independent Republic of South Sudan in July. Hon. Awet said, “Lakes State was the centre for South Sudan self-determination struggle. It became the base for UN and many NGOs. It was also the base for the struggle of the SPLA/M. The world was with us in 2000 to 2003 here in Lakes State. All children of Bahr el Ghazal were brought here for training. Now Lakes has become the worst, even though our neighbours have problems, they are better than us.” “We were born and brought up our children in war here. We had a successful referendum on January with 99% voting for secession,” he added. Awet urged them to note that the State belonged to them. They are in leadership through these communities – “let us talk to the youth to address their grievances. Let us protect these children because they are dying in tribal conflicts… we have a long way to go,” he reminded them. Mr. Marial Amum, the Lakes State Member of Parliament, challenged Awet saying that SPLM party in the State had lost control since Awet went to Juba. Amum said that “SPLM party in Rumbek got powerless since Daniel Awet’s loss in the elections and decision to be based in Juba. The SPLM deputy chairman of State also resigned and the SPLM State secretary was unwell -there are no people to talk to these youths.” Hon. Chol Tong Mayay, the Governor of Lakes State said that “there is a greater need to heal all wounds of 2010 April general Sudan elections” He also added that his opponents from other political parties were disappointed seriously even though they still had a chance for forgiveness. Lakes State is faced by various elements of insecurity such as trial clashes, cattle raiding and hijackings in the main roads sighting political involvements in fuelling the situation. Posted in: Home, Governance, National Events -- 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.
