S. Sudan presidential advisor, Nyandeng, calls for disarmament in Jonglei state
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January 31, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s presidential advisor on gender
and human rights, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, has expressed the urgent
need to disarm the civilian populations in her home state of Jonglei
in order to achieve peace among rival communities.
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South Sudan Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny in meeting with the
presidential advisor on Gender and Human Rights, Rebecca Nyandeng de
Mabior at his office in Juba on 30 January 2012 (ST)
The presidential advisor, who is the widow of the late founder of the
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), John Garang de
Mabior, and popularly known as ‘Mama Nyandeng’, said the populations
in the volatile Jonglei state would benefit from the peace dividends
only if they abandon the violence.
She made the remarks during her meeting with South Sudan’s
vice-president, Riek Machar Teny, in his office on Monday. Nyandeng
who was already reconciled with Machar in August last year over past
political differences with her late husband in 1990s, appreciated the
efforts made to reconcile the communities and leave behind the past
differences.
Machar in August apologized to the Dinka Bor community for the
incidence in Bor, which he acknowledged occurred under his leadership
but explained that it was not his personal intention or directive to
harm them.
He said the objective for his 1991 move has been achieved through the
self-determination’s referendum which brought the independence of
South Sudan, but the wounds it left were yet to be healed through
reconciliation.
His apology was received with mixed reactions as some members of the
Dinka Bor community wanted him to make the apology at the grass root
in Bor areas while others from the Nuer community demanded for a
similar apology on the part of Dinka Bor for incidences against the
community which they said also occurred under late Garang’s
leadership.
Both Machar and Nyandeng agreed that it was important that some people
who are still bitter about the past incidences speak out with the aim
to relieve themselves of bitterness and accept to reconcile.
The meeting also stressed the need to disarm the civil populations in
Jonglei state. The state has witnessed a vicious cycle of retaliatory
attacks involving the three communities of Lou-Nuer, Dinka and Murle
that left many people dead or wounded.
The inter-communal conflicts in the state were mostly caused by cattle
raiding and child abduction.
Nyandeng who recently visited Juba Teaching Hospital to see the
wounded from Pibor, Akobo and Duk counties has contributed 15,000
South Sudanese pounds towards the welfare of the patients.
She also expressed the need to quickly transport back to their
respective counties those whose wounds have healed.
(ST)
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