Warrap calls for Deng Alor to be removed from parliament after
neglecting constituency
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By Ngor Arol Garang
July 3, 2011 (JUBA) - Community leaders and officials from Warrap
State on Sunday called for the replacement of South Sudan’s minister
of regional cooperation, Deng Alor Kuol, from his he parliamentary
seat, accusing him of neglecting his constituency in Tonj North
County.
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Deng Alor
The latest call comes following petitions, one of which was addressed
to South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, demanding the
replacement of the minister from the seat he occupies, arguing that he
is always engaged in national affairs leaving little attention for
constituency where he was elected.
In an interview with Sudan Tribune James Macok Deng, a member of
Warrap State Legislative Assembly, argued that the area demands
replacement of the minister from the parliament because he hardly pays
any attention to issues related to his constituency.
“The community is demanding replacement of the minister because he is
ever occupied with issues related to his ministry and other
assignments at the level of government of South Sudan that he hardly
finds time to attention to issues affecting people from the
constituency he was elected into the national assembly”, said Macok.
The member of the state Assembly denied that the demand was made
because of allegations that the minister comes from different
community, but because of his engagements at the higher level and
subsequent failure to visit the area since he was elected to the
National assembly on the party list from the constituency.
“People have no problem with him being their representative in the
assembly. They like him. That was why he was elected into the seat
though there were other competitive candidates from the area. He was
one of the best and popular candidates who contested the elections. He
was elected because community knew he would represent them in the
assembly but it is unfortunate that other commitments and assignments
at the higher level could allow visit the area since he was elected to
give thanks to the electorates”, explained Macok.
He said the community wrote two letters one of which was dated on 28
March and another on 18 April 2011. The first letter was written by
the community and second by county commissioner while third letter was
written by the chairperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
office in the county, to the SPLM leader, General Salva Kiir Mayardit,
quoting the county commissioner and attaching recommendations made by
the community in which they asked for replacement of the minister Alor
with another nominee from the area.
Macok said that both community and the SPLM offices in the state and
county resorted to writing and sending letters demanding replacement
of the minister from the parliament after failing initial attempts to
persuade minister Alor to voluntarily resign the seat since he was
committed with other engagements but the minister made no decision.
“This is a final resort. The minister was actually supposed to have
resigned voluntarily from the seat long time ago, since he has always
been busy with other issues at the national level. If I were him I
would have resigned without having to wait for such pressure”, he
explained.
While attempts made by Sudan Tribune to reach the minister were
unsuccessful, Miyen Alor Kuol, a member of the SPLM from Abyei,
dismissed voices calling on the minister to resign from the
parliament, describing them as “unreasonable" and based on ethnic
differences.
He accused voices calling for resignation of the minister of causing
confusion in the state and the regional government.
Kuol wondered why those calling for resignation of the minister have
failed to understand that the seat was swapped with another seat
currently being occupied by a member of Tonj North county in the
legislative Assembly.
“There are two things which these people confusing the public do not
understand. They should understand that there were arrangements by
SPLM state secretariat during election to give a seat that was
supposed to be occupied by comrade Deng Alor in the state Assembly to
a representative who wanted to remain in the state. The other thing
they are failing to understand is that this was not a geographical
seat but a party list. So it is the party leadership in the state to
discuss way forward on these arrangements and not the individuals who
are claiming to be speaking for the community”, he explained.
After South Sudan secedes from the North on July 9 Alor is expected to
become the new nation’s first foreign minister.
(ST)
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