Who is behind the Crisis in Nyuak Payam? By Arok Matiop, SOUTH SUDAN
JULY 31/2012, SSN; Dear brothers in Nyuak Payam, outsiders are wondering and anxious to know what is happening in Nyuak Payam, is it Communities without an outsider's influence? Is it a failure of intellectuals from the two communities? Is it Government negligent? Where are those who were relentlessly obsessed with wisdom of arbitration as a means of achieving peace and harmony according to them? What happens when arbitrators pronounced what was dictated to them? Is there anything in Dinka customary laws called win-win from ‘gol’ to a highest peak of litigation ladder? Was it a means of achieving peace or a means of creating current situation? Have Religious people violated constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, Bill of rights section 23 [a] by indulging themselves to what they don’t know? Has the church become a safe haven that one can do what he/she wants and be protected by church leaders? Has it settled its own internal grievances and discontent amongst its own flogs? And so on so forth. Nyuak is a sub-clan of Bor Dinka inhabiting one Payam out of five Payam of Twic East County in Jonglei state. Away from answering any question of the above key contributing factors let us see environment in which Nyuak is engulfed. And let me begin with Ezekiel 33-1-9 where ‘God told prophet Ezekiel, son of man, I made you watchman over my people, let them take amongst themselves a man, if he sees the enemy, he blows the trumpet warning his people to flee, if he doesn’t, and my people are killed, their blood will be upon his head, and if he does, and the people did not flee, and they are killed, their blood will be upon their heads''. Above are some questions concerned people are asking! But who is Ezekiel in regard to what is happening in Nyuak? And who should have been the father to instruct Ezekiel? Did the community commit a Sin of Omission? Had the Government moved away from its centre of gravity which warrant it the final say, negative or positive and buried its head in the sand pretending to do not know what its own agent is doing as master minded of arbitration in order to convince one side in the conflict and the one who gave instruction for resumption of Church construction. Dear Nyuak citizens, don’t you think you have Ezekiel in person of county Commissioner? And father in person of state governor? What role have they played apart from imposing arbitration and imprisonment of chiefs who refused arbitration? And deliberate sending away twice security platoon which was stationed at Wanglei to prevent escalation of conflict? If you don’t then time and time alone will reveal to you people what you failed to see and realized. That pivot of all what is happening in Nyuak Payam, is a political greed aimed at creation of enmity amongst Nyuak Community such that they live with suspicious amongst themselves, mistrusting each other and finally divorced all ties and join others who are anxiously watching and waiting from nearby Twic South and Twic North Constituency (Kongor, Adhiok, Abek) who want Ayual to join them, Dacuek and Awulian to join Twic South Constituency (Ajuong and Pakeer) Second is tainting Nyuak people whom they perceived would shadow them when election comes, because of their population, and thirdly to enable them create under populated proposed county called Jonglei as it was presented on 29/12/ 2009 in Community meeting at Panyagoor, a county which its creation will make each pillar of you (people of Nyuak) a minority amongst the majorities. This policy was formulated in 2005/2006, although initial idea goes back to nineties, but shaped and tailored by a well known architect and launched in 2009 at Wernyol where four Payam out of five converged to; leaving Nyuak wondering and it became an open secret strategy thereafter. Shamelessly a chief mechanical engineer who did not consult any member from the three pillars of Nyuak made attempt of implementation, but it was halted because 'decision’ of division without consultation was meant to rub Nyuak out from political map under allegation that they look into the eyes of super power, according to architect when explaining his vision of how to make 'Panhom' out of Wanglei [HQS] and how to create two viable constituencies, Twic South, and Twic North without consultation. The dream was unanimously rejected when it came out officially and legally challenged by Nyuak Community representatives who wrote an appealed to electoral commission under the Chairmanship of Moulana Abel Alier, in which its verdict came in favor of Nyuak people. Here it became clear to practitioners of exclusion that way out from this is to look for new avenues of infiltration since the judges and laws of the Republic of South Sudan do not entertain decisions made by clique on behalf of the majority despite their whispering here and there. And short cuts are not the best options always, so the only option was to go down to clandestine activities, backing one group against the other. Though some denied their involvement, yet they persistently kept uniting people from the proposed two constituencies against any possible peaceful solution to the conflict to the extent of withdrawing the already seen case by traditional court from the high court of appeal, without involving members from the parties at war. And without ascertaining consensus from the two parties whether they are ready for reversal of court decision and go back to commissioner’s designed and imposed arbitration. Hence, refusal of Twic Community Executive committee members to suggestion of involving greater Bor in search for amicable solution before skirmisher with fire armies on 03/01/11 is another evidence if amicable solution is found it would means demise of their dreams. That is true in the sense that if their tireless efforts were genuine in favor of peace, clandestine activities of encouraging party against the other party, contribution of materials resources for fuelling the conflict, abstraction of court procedures would have ceased, and discussion of whatever they believed as a hot issue at hand would have yielded fruits without being blessed by self proclaimed Godfathers and gatekeepers. So brothers, you can now see the degree of involvement by external elements who wants to quench their thirsty for leadership. Your concerns to know what is happening, why is it happening and where is the wisdom of Bor Dinka? Are all genuine queries. Wisdom of Bor Dinka is there with majority of people in Bor South, Bor Centre, and Bor North; it cannot easily erode and be forgotten or abused by all the three Counties. Bor and Duk Counties were respectively rejected to get involve in search for solution which explains intention of our leaders of today. Yet it is not our culture to incite groups against each other because of political aspiration, instead we rushed with solution when and where ever need arises, guided by principles of 'madang' what so ever a case may be. For you people of Nyuak time will reveal to you that you are/ were digging your own political grave by being used against yourself as an agent of making your own people Kurds of the Republic of South Sudan. I beg your pardon to advise you to reflect and prepare answers before the coming generation could come and asked how did this happen? Where were our intellectuals? Where were our elders? Where were our chiefs and the entire Nyuak community? Is it not a liability to confront agents amongst you with realities and say a spade is a spade? Let us wake and say 'Wutda ace Beer leer Jur Peei'. It is not in the interest of any outsider to see existence of Nyuak as an entity, nor is there anybody who likes and appreciates attempts that can bring solution. Only you Nyuak who will solve your own internal or call greater Bor full stop. Arok Matiop, Concerned Nyuak Citizen. He can be reached @arokmatiop @gmail.com COMMENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE --1--- Dear Arok, "All people are called but not all people are saved" We all have five senses but lack one sense called common sense, of which our people, leaders (Twich)have only confined themselves to the two senses of hearing and seeing. Your common sense and experiences, feelings have let your thought of these concerns to the three brothers of Nyuak. The facts remain in us because we hide our bodies leaving the tails unhidden, Nyuak is all aware of all these chaos and commotion, our community must learn to be part of the solution instead of being part of the problem. A time is coming when all the unhidden tails be all cut off for having preached water and drink wine. Nyuak must themselves solve this problem otherwise, it must lose its identity through assimilation and absorption. 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