Minister: Conflict Has Eroded South Sudanese Social Fabrics A state minister in Warrap State has lashed out at Dr. Riek Machar, former deputy president, now turned rebel and his followers of lacking an agenda. 11 February 2014 Paul Dhel Gum, Warrap State Health and a caretaker Information Minister says the conflict has broken down the social fabrics of the South Sudanese. [Gurtong| Ariik Atekdit]
By Ariik Atekdit *JUBA, 11 February 2014 [Gurtong] -* Paul Dhel Gum, the state Health and a caretaker information minister said the current political crisis in South Sudan was driven by "power ambitions" of the former vice-president. "Riek Machar and his loyalists failed to come out with a clear socio-political agenda to enable them negotiate with the government and build a political stance," Dhel said. "Moreover, the tribal militarization and underage recruitment proved beyond doubt that the rebel groups lost political direction." According to the minister, the current conflict eroded the social fabrics of South Sudanese which said should be strengthened as pillars of restoring hope and confidence among the citizens and to easily defeat the self-driven rebellion in the country. "False illusions and illiterate prophecy believed by the intellectuals to impose themselves in leading positions are well realized by conflict perpetrators and built on. They are pushing our country into merciless loggerhead," Dhel said. The accommodation of various militia groups into the national army since 2005 in a bid to create a new united country, coupled with presence of small arms in the hands of youth in greater Upper Nile according to Dhel exacerbated the quick spread of the conflict from Juba to Bor, Bentiu and Malakal. Dhel said many of the politicians currently opposing the government; were either caught red-handed in corruption or were accused of embezzlement. Since the armed internal conflict broke out mid-December in Juba, supporters of President Kiir have continued to blame Mr. Machar for "power greed." Nevertheless, the Machar camp blames Kiir of "dictatorship tendency", saying they are fighting for a democratic transformation of the country. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> , Health<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/7/Health.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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opBeDTTAbBuamLBi1Cfn4zDAGmqVUNFvFT45sOMzKA0ig%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
