Opposition leader criticizes new S. Sudan council of states
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August 2, 2011 (JUBA) - An opposition leader in the newly created
Republic of South Sudan’s has strongly criticised South Sudan’s
president Salva Kiir’s appointment of the much anticipated council of
states delegates, which was the outcome of a decree issued on Monday.
Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec, a member of a breakaway party from South Sudan’s
ruling party - the largest opposition group in the former South
Sudan’s Legislative Assembly (SSLA) - described the president’s
directive as the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s (SPLM) “usual
way of doing things”.
“That is their own [SPLM] affair and they can run this new country the
way they choose. This government is not willing to work with the
opposition. They simply chose to work with members from the five
political parties with whom they drafted the transitional
constitution,” he said.
Nyikwech, of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement for Democratic
Change (SPLM-DC), accused newly-independent South Sudan’s ruling party
of deviating from agreed principles and running the state on a one
party system.
“Where is the democracy when you only involve one party and a few
members of those who subscribe to your views? We have started this new
nation on a wrong note,” the opposition leader told Sudan Tribune on
Tuesday.
Kiir, on August 1, issued a declaration establishing and appointing 50
Council of State representatives for the new nation, less than a month
after he was sworn-in as its first leader.
The Council, according to the decree, will comprise of 20
representatives from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) drawn
from all the 10 states of the country, and 30 additional members from
“other categories”.
“In exercise of the powers vested upon me under Article 94(3) read
together with Article 58(2) (a) (b) of the Transitional Constitution
of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011, I, General Salva Kiir Mayardit,
President of the Republic of South Sudan, hereby issue the following
Presidential Decree for the Establishment and Appointment of the
Representatives of the Council of States of the Republic of South
Sudan…” partly reads the decree No. 11/2011.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Kiir also issued another presidential decree for the transformation
and reconstitution of the National Legislative Assembly of the new
republic.
The newly-created assembly, according to the decree will comprise of
170 members of the former SSLA, 96 ex-members of the Khartoum-based
national assembly elected from southern constituencies and 66 members
reportedly appointed under article 94 (2) (b) the country’s
transitional constitution.
“In exercise of the powers vested upon me under Articles
56(2)(a)(b)(c) and 94(2)(a)(b) of the Transitional Constitution of the
Republic of South Sudan, 2011, I, General Salva Kiir Mayardit,
President of the Republic of South Sudan, hereby issue the following
Presidential Decree for the Transformation and Reconstitution of the
National Legislative Assembly of the Republic of South Sudan…” decree
No. 10/2011 reads in part.
Sudan Tribune understands that both decrees are expected to commence
with immediate effect.
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