Lakes State Caretaker Governor Welcoming Ceremony Rescheduled
The meeting organised by the Lakes State Youth Union (LSYU) to welcome the new caretaker governor Matur Chut Dhuol failed to take place as the governor turndown the invitation due to the insecurity in Rumbek East County. 18 March 2013 By Gabriel Mayom RUMBEK, 17 March 2013 [Gurtong] –The long waited ceremony was supposed to take place in February but could not materialise due to insecurity in the counties and inter-state borders. Apuk Rec, the LSYU chairman confirmed that preparations for the welcoming ceremony to take place at Akon Buio hall were complete but the governor did not show up. “Governor did not show up on Saturday in Akon Buoi Hall were hundreds of youth leaders were waiting for his arrival to address them. We were told that the governor received urgent phone call in Rumbek East County were insecurity was rising,” he said. Rec said that the event will be rescheduled for another date. In separate meeting, Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday gathered at Mukwano Mall under chairmanship of Marial Makuong to brainstorm ideas to help reduce on the strict measures instituted by the new caretaker governor in curbing insecurity. The RUMYU chairman Marial Makuong said only about 45 students had gathered to discuss on ideas to improve on security in the state. The majority of youth from Rumbek had boycotted the meeting because they are unhappy about the random arrests and threats against youth including the closure of public places. The governor has created a military prison in Langcok located in northern part of Rumbek Central County where more than 100 youth are detained and no relatives, human rights oficers and lawyers are allowed to visit the facility. Various sources have reported that daily torturing of prisoners is ongoing inside the cells. Matur Chut Dhuol was appointed in January, replacing Chol Tong Manyang, who had been struggling to curb insecurity in the state. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
