Youth Want Leader To Step Down For Abuse Of Office The greater Torit Youth Committee led by Arob Jimmy Odera has accused a newly elected Union leader, Mr. Epone Emmanuel Lolimo that he is totally unfit to lead the youth in Eastern Equatoria State. 07 July 2013
By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 07 July 2013 [Gurtong] –Coming together under a Committee of Ad hock youth, the Torit Youth in their petition addressed to the State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore over claims of undemocratic Youth Union elections also accused the embattled youth Union leader of mismanaging public funds and vehicles meant for referendum campaigns. Noting to a letter dated 14 December 2012 from the former South Sudan Commissioner Samuel Maccar, addressed to the then State Referendum High Committee which was then under the headship of Allan Lochul Teko, to formulate youth taskforce on referendum, Mr. Daniel Lopido was the Chairperson while Mr. Epone Emmanuel Lolimo and Ms. Hellen Siama Pasquale were secretary General and Finance Secretary respectively. These three guys according to petitioners, were all appointed despite they are all from Greater Kapoeta Region. It is alleged that funds and a vehicle allocated to the programme are believed to have been squandered and no accountability reports were rendered to the state youth. “Our fear is that he will misappropriate, mismanage or corrupt the office of the youth of the entire state more so, Epone Emmanuel Lolimo who works as your personal Assistant Secretary may not have enough time to dedicate to the youth affairs,” says the petition. The youth say that Epone Emmanuel Lolimo is working in political office and this will lead to political interference. “It is said that politicking an independent Youth Union will it very difficult for international donors and other Charitable Organizations to support their programs, this due to principle of neutrality,” they said. They leaders say that in a democratic governance, youth are part and parcel of Civil Society Organizations and must remain neutral at all times as it is required to stick to principle of freedom from politics and adherence to the principle of non-partisan Responding to petitioners, the embattled leader defended that the committee was responsible for the decision it took, but that the petitioners have to deal with the entire body not an individual since he was not responsible of the said car that were personalized, but blamed the formers chairperson Lopido Daniel and two of his colleagues. However, the former Youth Group for Referendum chairperson Lopido Daniel who revealed the car he was given registered in his name confirmed that he received one of the cars from Juba’s Referendum office adding that the Referendum office in Juba offered the cars as a reward for youth leaders in the ten states of South Sudan. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orivATN4pVc3%3DN1%3DNY2WXaaDvABXSmmQXDfK0F-GAMsrA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
