Money Transfer Points Still Closed All Money transfer centers in Eastern Equatoria State are still closed following turmoil in South Sudan’s Juba Capital that began on Sunday until yesterday afternoon. 18 December 2013
*By Peter Lokale Nakimangole* *TORIT, 18 December 2013 [Gurtong] –* Money transfer centres such as Eden Bank, Bumat, among others, have been helping citizens internally to ensure transferring money in the Country. This comes when the Eastern Equatoria State official government spokesperson’s Clement Laku Chichim announced his state today had postponed the earlier announced peaceful demonstration until further notice. As he announced the abortion of the planned demos scheduled to take place in Torit town, Hon. Laku, the current state Information Minister, reiterated that all the businessmen and women have to unconditionally resume their work as usual so people could access services. However, the two existing bank branches have continued to operate after short notice suspension on Monday and Tuesday but without Automatic teller Machine, usually abbreviated as the ‘ATM’, not cancelling transactions to clients when they attempt withdraw some cash currency from. He clarified to the press that the demos against the attempted coup in the country were scheduled to take place today in Torit capital. However, he requested all civil servants to report to their work places. He also told the press this morning that the rally was planned as per announced to be held in Torit Freedom Square after peaceful demos conducted across the town. He also called for citizens to maintain calmness and equally try their best distancing themselves from the ongoing turmoil in Juba. According to him, the peaceful demonstrations intended to bring together state citizens with government employees, churches, civil society groups, students and pupils, to show solidarity with the Country’s president’s Kiir stance against rebellions. Eastern Equatoria earlier on declared a curfew in Torit in response to the on-going violence in Juba. The State minister of information, Clement Laku, called for citizens to be calm and to distance themselves from the developments in Juba, urging them to remain in their homes. Louis Lobong Lojore, the state governor, said the situation in Juba was now calm. On Monday, the president announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Juba, saying justice would prevail. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Business<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/2/Business.aspx> -- 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/CAJb14opjKzkSUWA%3DCkz41Dp1904mgMm2%2BFH%3D3%3Dm%3DbLw-qzAoOg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
