South Sudan commences processes of issuing new travel and ID documents
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By Ngor Arol Garang
July 29, 2011 (JUBA) - The Republic of South Sudan on Friday confirmed
it was in the process of issuing new travel and ID documents to all
the citizens, explaining that the process is expected to help the
government know the number of citizens in need and those that are
holding legitimate documents.
The Inspector General of South Sudan police, Acuil Tito, told
journalists on Friday that the process will also help the government
to get rid of ghost workers in its pay rolls, identify students who
deserve loans in institutions of higher learning and bolster security
related information across the country.
“Processing all the necessary traveling like passport, birth
certificate and the national identification is very important at this
time since we have just attained our independence. The process was
started this week and it will continue”, said General Acuil.
“The ministry of interior will set up offices in all the ten states
and possibly in the counties,” he said explaining further that the
government has informed state authorities to facilities the processes
in their places in collaboration with the national ministry of
interior.
The senior officer said IDs would equally be issued to citizens aged
above 18 years old and foreigners resident in South Sudan who have
accepted and recognized by the constitution of South Sudan. Meanwhile,
he said that the country is enjoying relative peace, but expressed
concern over the tendency by some opposition political leaders of
inciting public unrest.
“Some political leaders have been causing unrest by mobilising and
providing military support to some renegade[s] after the 2010 general
elections. They are using Khartoum as their supporting base”, he said.
There are several rebel groups active in South Sudan.
He said that although on one hand the leaders have the right to
criticise the government, it was unfair to interfere with the and
safety of the people of South Sudan.
He blamed politicians for interfering with what he called valuable
time which could have otherwise been spent on more productive
activities and expressed concern that it was the same leaders who
claimed that the South Sudanese lived in abject poverty, but who
convinced people to engage in taking up arms.
“If the time spent on mobilising people and talking tribal politics is
used on matters that could improve the welfare of South Sudanese
surely this would help in reducing poverty in the country,” he said.
(ST)
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