Leaders Hold Meeting to Resolve Border Conflicts
Jur River County Commissioner John Arop Madut and his counterpart from Tonj North County Marko Awuoc Kuot in Warrap State met on Saturday to resolve differences between the pastoralists and farmers in the area. 21 November 2012 By James Deng Demo WAU, 21 November 2012[Gurtong] - The State Information Minister Derrick Alfred Uya told the press the meeting was successful on resolving the issues between the communities. However, reports emerged that chiefs from Kuaj Tonj South and Tonj North communities in Warrap State pledged breakaway from Warrap State and join Western Bahr el Ghazal State. The three communities from Warrap state confirmed they want to break away from Warrap state and join Western Bahr el Ghazal state as their state authority does not care about their demands but officials from in Western Bahr el Ghazal did not confirm or verify on the demands by the community. The meeting was called by Jur River County Commissioner John Arop Madut with Tonj North commissioner Marko Awuoc Kuot as part of resolving hostilities between the farmers from Jur River and cattle keepers of Tonj north, Warrap state. The joint meeting was a consultation to make possible solutions over the issues related to cattle grazing. The discussions on breaking away from Warrap were not on the agenda but Jur River and Tonj north counties have been having some unresolved issues which include the position of Tonj North County pastoralists and Jur River County farmers. The meeting targeted the issue of Tonj north pastoralists and local farmers from Jur River County as well as stolen cattle that Tonj North. The local farmers from Jur River at Kwajiena and other parts the county have been complaining that their crops are being destroyed yearly due to the large movements of cattle during the harvests time. The meeting was attended by more than 40 local chiefs from Tonj North county and 19 chiefs from Jur River. It was the first time for the two commissioners to meet and try to resolve differences among the community. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
