SPLM SG Accuses Sudan of Wanting War with South Sudan The citizen Newspaper Juba, 19/4/2012 - A prominent Politician in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) accused Sudan of dragging South Sudan into war. The SPLM Secretary General and Chief negotiator Pagan Amum yesterday, addressing thousands of youth accused elites in Sudan ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of declaring War with South Sudan by branding them their “enemy” “It is Sudan taking us to War” Pagan told tens of thousands of demonstrators at Late Dr John Garang’s Ceremonial Ground. “If we are bomb from sky and attack from the ground, for how long should we wait to response” he asked the African Union and United Nations Security Council (UNSC). He however, said SPLA will be fighting only in self defends if SAF attack their positions in Panthou and urges the UN to protect South Sudan from all forms of mistreatment by Sudan government. The chief negotiator said that south Sudan is willing to continue talked on outstanding issues including border demarcation with Sudan. “He is looking for war and he is unable,” Pagan charged Sudan President and the elites in the NCP. He asserted that President Salva Kiir repeatedly talks about not returning the people of South Sudan to war with Sudan, not because the new Republic fear war with them but needs for good neighborhood . Amum said Sudan has been using Heglig to launched offensive assaults on the SPLA positions and civilians inhabiting areas along the borders. Government speakers at function declared Panthou South Sudan areas of Pariang County in Unity State and inhabited by Dinka Panaru and Nuer populace.
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