Jonglei governor praises South Sudan’s self-employed Article Comments (7) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Philip Thon Aleu June 28, 2011 (BOR) – Jonglei State governor Kuol Manyang Juuk said on Tuesday that he is impressed by self employed people in South Sudan rather looking scarce government jobs. He praised people who tirelessly create jobs for themselves because “they are wise people who think about what to do to their country.” Addressing a self-styled ‘Jonglei State Scout’ group, governor Kuol told the children that he is a poor governor because he leads poor people. “People in Jonglei State and South Sudan as a whole, only think about what the government can do for them,” said governor Kuol. “But see the fishermen and farmers, they work to feed us,” he added. Jonglei State Scout group, a collection of primary school pupils are being trained by Jonglei State Arts and Music Association to South Sudan’s new national in preparations for when the region become an independent republic on 9 July. After an overwhelming vote for secession from the North in a referendum held as part of a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of North–South civil war. In South Sudan, many people including university graduates are unemployed. The governor said that people should stop looking for government jobs and look for work in the private sector. “The farmers, creative youth and children like these [scouts] are like our patriotic brothers and sisters who scarified their lives for our freedom,” governor Kuol said. “You don’t think about what the state government will do for you but you can do for your country. These are the wise people who think about what to do to their country,” he added echoing the inauguration speach of the late US President John F. Kennedy. In a related development, the deputy governor of Jonglei state Hussein Mar Nyuot told UN-run Miraya FM, that preparation for the celebration of South Sudan independence at state level in Jonglei are completed. Deputy governor Mar, who heads the state high level committee for the celebration, says the state citizens are well aware of the challenges of holding a peaceful ‘big celebration’ in the state. The state capital Bor was where a mutiny led to the formation of the SPLA, which fought Khartoum from 1983 until the 2005 peace deal. (ST) -- 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.
