WBGS Fertit unite to unplug Kiir in 2015: Message to Wau people
Jun. 28 Politics, Uncategorized 14 comments
BY: Peter Utenmando, WAU, Western Bahr el Ghazel, JUN/28/2013, SSN;
Let me start by saluting and the people of Wau city, for always acting
peacefully to express their thoughts, and showing the courage against
the aggression that they are facing since Salva Kiir`s term begun
until now. People of Wau have shown in civilized way that they are
capable of dealing with difficulties and challenges in their State
with courage and dignity.
Unfortunately, as long as Kiir is in power, the people of Wau will
never live in peace, they will remain under pressure from the
government and suffer further more.
All may recall the massacre of peaceful demonstrators that took place
on December 8th and 9th 2012 in Wau city, where unarmed protesters
were killed by the SPLA, which is a clear violation of freedom of
peaceful expression.
To cover this crime, Governor Zachariah Rizik, created tension among
the WBGS tribes, launched out media campaign against the Fertit
accusing them of being robbing banks, looting, and refused to admit
that unarmed protesters were killed by the SPLA. The accusation was
proven false, when Al Jazeera English news channel showed video of
SPLA soldiers shooting peaceful protesters.
The whole story was quickly covered by another accusation from the
Governor claiming that the Fertit tribes have killed forty nine (49)
Dinka civilians in Farajala, although six (6) bodies has been found
died, they are probably brought to this area from Warrap state, where
there was fighting going on at the same time.
On 7th June 2013, the Governor continues to cover his crime by putting
eleven (11) people to death penalty, after accusing them of
participating in the Farajalla events. We believe that the court and
the local authorities has been under pressure from the Government of
South Sudan GOSS to suppress our people in Wau.
The whole process was politically motivated, and it targeted only
specific ethnic group of Fertit, to pressure them to be silent. It is
true that this discrimination against the Fertit people has been
planning by Salva Kiir and his advisors. The government is targeting
and prosecuting only those people from Fertit side.
The court exempted those who shot the peaceful protesters, burned
Fertit houses, and killed people in the Wau city, exempted them from
the prosecution, and went further to compensate only the Dinka, whom
came in large number from Warrap state to kill people in Wau and to
destabilize the city.
We fully blame the governor for creating tension between Fertit and
Dinkas, and he will be held accountable for his behavior.
We are appealing to the human rights office, especially, in South
Sudan to save those who are sentenced to death by the governor and the
GOSS. We do not have any place to go to seek justice and help for our
innocent people.
We have lost the confidence in Salva Kiir and his government, we do
not trust that our people have found or will find the fair justice or
protection from the GOSS.
All the action taken by the GOSS in South Sudan is based on tribalism,
as the president is from Dinka Twig tribe, he is exempting his own
people from the justice and protecting them.
Fifty (50) of the seventy three (73) whom Salva Kiir identified as the
most corrupt officers, and the Deputy Interior Minister (Salva Matuk)
who has been orchestrated and implemented the kidnapping and killing
of the innocent people in South Sudan, are from Dinka Twig, where
Salva Kiir is coming, they are protected by Salva Kiir.
South Sudan has been pulling into a dark future by Salva Kiir and his
government policies, Salva Kiir’s policies are worst than what Arabs
in North have been doing to the South Sudanese people.
The GOSS has no agenda for the country, all they care is only to
corrupt and steal the country`s sources, they even do not have any
future plan for country, but to beg the government of Sudan to allow
oil to flow, so that they can corrupt and steal more money.
I am calling upon the South Sudanese nation to stand up and speak, not
to be afraid of being tortured. We need another John Garang to
liberate us from Salva Kiir`s corrupt administration, we need a good
leaders to lead our beautiful country of South Sudan to prosperity.
I call upon our brothers and sisters to speak loudly with one voice
and say no for the killing of our people, no for the shooting of
innocent people, no for stealing our resources, no for the kidnapping
of our young people to be tortured for only expressing their views.
I call, especially, the people of Fertit to unite with other tribes in
South Sudan and unplug Salva Kiir from the power, because Gov. Rizik
Zachariah would never kill and torture our people if Salva Kiir was
not supporting him. What Zachariah Risik is doing to our people is
directly from Salva Kiir.
If we want our country to be peaceful one, if we want to end
corruption in South Sudan, if we want to live in peace in our Wau, let
us support the right person to stand against Salva Kiir. If we remove
Zachariah Risik only, Salva Kiir will bring someone else that’s worst
than him to kill us again.
Actually, it is easier to unplug Salva Kiir than Zachariah Risik if we
unite with other tribes in South Sudan.
Let us teach Salva Kiir a lesson that what he did and what he said
against our people in his last visit to Wau, were mistakes he will
regret for encouraging the governor to torture and kill our people.
Whether we pretend that we support him or not, he will never like us.
Let us unite with all our brothers and sister in South Sudan to remove
Salva Kiir from the power, so that our country will find peace and
grow a strong economy.
As long as Salva Kiir is in the power, corruption will never end. Our
great late leader John Garang once said, “A Fish starts to stink from
its head.”
What do you expect from the GOSS and Salva Kiir is the head of the
government, and he is the most corrupted one?
As long as he is in power the killing of our young people will
continue, the suppression of our people to be silent will continue.
Therefore, let us put all our efforts together and make sure that
Salva Kiir is no longer in the power after 2015, and I believe people
of South Sudan can do that.
I am optimistic that South Sudan will see the bright future soon, we
just need to pick the right guy to lead our country into the right
direction, and that right guy is absolutely not Salva Kiir, because he
has more than eight years now and we have seen nothing but corruption
and killing of our people.
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14 Comments
Tyson
June 28, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Peter,
We share the pain of the senseless killing of innocent people in
Wau. It is unfortunate that poor people were killed to maneuver
political scores. The Kangaroo court added another dimension of
injustice and hatred.
To remove Kiir led despotic government of looters, killers, land
grabbers and cattle rustlers requires commitment from all the masses
at least in 75% of our States.
Unfortunately, the hungry politicians in Greater Bahr el Ghazal
have started fooling Kiir by endorsing him as the SPLM candidate for
2015. Remember, it is the oppressed people who will vote and decide.
Secondly, opinion writers have already made suggestions for Kiir
and his clique to be pushed to the ICC for all their crimes.
It is sooner than later that the masses, army and other organized
forces will stand up against Kiir led government. People are not paid
their meager salaries on time yet other vagabonds sit and siphon
millions or billions of dollars with impunity.
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Dan
June 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm
Peter utenmando,
Kiir is not from Twic Dinka. So go back to your school of
conspiracies to learn about what Dinka clan he is from. You both are
supposed to be from Greater Bargazel and a man from Jonglei should not
be compelled to educate you about things that you should know better.
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Peter
June 29, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Thanks for correction brother Dan. I appreciate that.
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Lukudu Gatkuoth Garang
June 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
Dan:
Educating a fool or person full of tribal hatred is rewarding.
It is very unfortunate and disheartening that Peter doesn’t know his
Dinka neighbours in Bhar El Ghazal. Peter should have known that
President Kiir is from Rek Dinka, Awen section. His home town is Akon.
Awen has a border with Dinka Twic Mayardit and Dinka Malual.
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Peter
June 30, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Thank you for the clarification, Mr. Lukudu. I will be
very happy to hear your opinion about the topic.
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Manyok R.
June 29, 2013 at 4:37 am
Peter,
I’m with you brothers and sisters in WBGS. We shared your
grievances. There is no suffering without end. Someday things will
change for the better. Almost 8 States’ populations don’t support this
president Kiir. Only his states of NBGS and Warrap are the two
supporting him. But intellectuals are splitted in their support to
pres. Kiir.
Lakes’s state people are also victims of his dictatorship. He
violated our interim constitution and forcefully removed democratic
elected governor and replaced him with his like ruthless dictator who
came in to abuse innocent civilians. I don’t think they will vote for
him comes 2015.
To be fair, it is not only pres. Kiir who is incompetently failing
our nation. It is all of those exclusive club members most of whom
were military commanders. All of them who had been ministers and
governors under pres. Kiir must be sent to their respective homes.
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Kenyi
June 30, 2013 at 11:33 am
Manyok,
My thumps up for you. SPLM Started poorly in 2010 elections in
equatoria although they used Party list, Women list, parliamentarian
appointed by the president to dominate the parliament, I strongly
believe 2015 will be different for them.
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Kong Puok Tong - Filand
June 29, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Mr. Utenmando
Hi,
I Would like to tell you about what happened in Wau. It’s totally
unacceptable. Our pre. Salva Kiir was in Juba when the incidence
occurred and governor Mr, Zachariah Rizik was in wau during an
accident. The insecurity, tribalism, corruption scandals, wide spread
banditry, cattle looting and other tensions these obviously epidemic
accidents in our whole country. I am not from Dinka, but I like the
truth, I should hate my tribe before I hate others. Comrade, Salva
Kiir, we elected him for this term until 2015. First, are you the
SPLM’s member? Because we the comrades and SPLM’s members will have
secret language to show a green light to those whom will succeed the
presidency.
Finally, my brother we are united as one nation, there is no room
for tribalism and that’s why we had obtained our country’s
independence, law over all, don’t panic. Cde. Salva Kiir will not be
knocked out as a ball but logically would be done according to
constitutional requirements, and he himself needs his personal good
legacy, reputation and democratic function for our nation.
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AW Joseph
June 29, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Peter
We share the pain and the suffering of our fellow citizens in Wau.
What else can we do when we are being ruled by people who don’t bury
their dead, people that mourn the loss of a cow, what value do they
place on fellow humans???!!!!! Think about that.
While growing up in the 80′S we used to listen to Radio SPLM/A
revolutionary songs and its propagandas with love and pride. Some of
the lyrics of the revolutionary songs were sung like this in Juba
ARABIC: ”Tahaarir kulu Dinka Junuub Garang Junuub Sudan…….” OR ” Nahii
naa saabi wole Ishtawaahia……” Just to mention a few of the
revolutionary lyrics that I heard as an innocent child without fully
understanding what it means. Now I as a grown up person I do really
know the motive for those songs.
Well Brothers, Sisters and any other concerned citizens, if you
want to know the truth about GOSS, the Dinka have monopoly over every
thing. They believe that Equatorians and other minorities have no
rights since from the time of the formation of the movement through
their songs and speeches on record. The current President arrogantly
told Equatorians in Yei in 2004 to shut up and stop complaining about
been marginalised because SPLM/A belongs to Dinka. This is why KING
SALVA kept promoting people who are unqualified to key and sensitive
position simply because they are his relatives, tribesmates and family
friends.
One thing for sure, we South Sudanese have been taken for fools
for 30 years. We had been promised that we will have the following
when the war is over (A) Democracy, (B) Freedom of Speech, (C)
Security, (D) Jobs (E) Justice (F) Education (G) Medical Care (H)
Equality (I) Peace (J) Human rights (K) Liberty. But what did we get
from what was promised———-Nothing.
It is perhaps time to start up a debate about whether the
liberation war was truly worth for us in South Sudanese. Let us stand
up and look ourselves in the face and ask the following Questions:—
(A) Would the Dinka have gone to the Bush if the Equatorians had
not chased them from Juba as a result of the KOKORA?
(B) Would SUDAN have been a better country at the moment, had the
so-called freedom fighters not gone to the bush, and If DINKA had
stayed in Juba and played their part politically through dialogue and
political debate for the restoration of the Southern Executive
Council?
(C) Are the LIBERATORS (SPLM/A) not the ones causing a lot of
insecurity, hunger, deaths and carnage now all over the country,
especially in Lakes state, Juba, Wau and Pibor where the fighting is
taking place?
(D) During the government of National Unity every thing was blamed
on the Jalaba (ARABS). Now that we are independent who is responsible
for the mess? Once again we are stuck with a plundering dictatorship
in its 8 year running which is worse than the dictators in Khartoum,
was it really worth going to the bush to come out worse off?
(E) Do SPLM/A leaders think that we South Sudanese are going to
forget the disappearances and the hard handedness on those who attempt
to speak up on behalf of the people notably among them Isiah Abraham?
(F) Are the SPLM/A and DINKA really the war heroes that brought
liberty to our country, or war mongers that created the chaos to take
leadership for personal gain? It is beginning to look very likely
given what the naked eye can see now.
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Nhial
June 29, 2013 at 4:05 pm
South Sudan, as an independent state needs people with national
agenda.The current leadership had committed heinous crimes against its
own people for so long, what happened in Wau last year was a
absolutely against human rights; it is an act terrorism, killing
people indiscriminately for the people are protesting peacefully to
demand their rights through peaceful means. Pres Kiir will not make
through in the next election because he is enjoying the suffering of
the innocent people who voted for him in 2010.
Enough is enough, he should go home whether he likes it or not,
through the power and unity of south Sudanese who suffered under his
leadership will let him know that power is people. He is dodging the
process of SPLM national convention to be held because he knew that he
lost ground and failure to hold the convention will lead to the split
of the party from the members who don’t like dictatorship to continue
ruling SS with hook and crook. insecurity is everywhere in south
sudan, massing killing is happen to be inside Juba.
Rampant corruption becomes the order of the day. What will help us
from this corrupt system? our help will come from our Almighty power
or popular uprising if no election at all.
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Elhag Paul
June 29, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Dear Peter Utenmando,
I am moved by your article and the noble appeal for all the other
ethnic groups to come together to end this Jieng regime of terror. The
abuse of power by the Jieng started in 1983 with SPLM/SPLA. All of the
other ethnic groups have suffered more than enough under the Jieng.
The truth now must be spoken so that Jieng abuse and terror are
adequately addressed.
First the SPLM must be removed from politics of South Sudan.
Believe you me, even the international community is fed up of Jieng
governance of the country. Therefore your appeal for unity of the
others as a solution to the terrorists in Juba is the right approach.
Count me in with you on this one. Alluta continua!
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Fundimawe
June 29, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Let Awan chan man go home before or after election, we so
distressed from his term.
may God help the innocent citizens of south Sudan who face
confrontation day and night in the country.
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Gabriel Stanslaus Bol
June 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm
There is no war against Dinka as a tribe and those perpetuating
hatred should not be rewarded or appreciated. We need democracy and
the rule of law not messes of lawless people and tribalism.
.
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Manyok R.
June 30, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Elhag Paul,
Thank you, man, for finishing two paragraphs above without
referring to “SPLM OYEE MACHINE”. You are a great man through your
words. When you write, your opinions usually stir up all south
Sudanese to debate on the subject matter. In your writing, just remove
the petty silly little things like tribal names calling and SPLM OYEE
mockery. I’m sure you would be liked and supported.
In fact, I like to be your political fan except that when you make
fun of our military soldiers and my tribe. Yes, I must agree with you
that Jieng got a lion’s share of mess in our country. But it doesn’t
necessarily mean that it is all Dinka who are doing everything wrong.
it is only few political immoral leaders who are causing problems not
people.
No matter hard you try to pin it down on Jieng alone, I’m 100%
sure some of your tribal men are involved too, one way or another.
Don’t unite the rest of tribes and preach hatred to identify Jieng and
SPLM/A as a main problem to be eradicated. That is a dangerous way to
go about it. We agree SPLM party is immorally bankrupted and has lost
right authority to run our nation. And this is what we should unite on
and work together to achieve.
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