S. Sudanese former detainees vow to unite SPLM leadership
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May 31, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s former political detainees have
pledged the leadership of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation
Movement (SPLM) party upon returning from neighbouring Kenya.
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South Sudan’s former justice minister John Luk Jok (ST/File)
A five-member delegation of the ex-detainees headed by former cabinet
affairs minister, Deng Alor is expected in the capital, Juba on
Monday.
“Yes, we will be coming tomorrow. It will be a five member delegation.
Comrade Deng Alor Kuol will be leading the team comprising of myself,
comrade Kosti Manibe, Cirino Hiteng and Madut Biar, will be in Juba
tomorrow to consult with President Salva Kiir and members of the SPLM
leadership on the way forward,” former justice minister, John Luk Jok
told Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
“Our priority is to work for peace to come to our country”, he added.
Jok, however, said not all the ex-detainees would be returning to Juba
on Monday.
“The delegation will be accompanied by South African deputy president,
Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian foreign minister, Tedros Adanhom and Kenyan
foreign minister, Amina Mohammed and the secretary general of the
Tanzanian’s ruling CCM [Chama Cha Mapinduzi], Abdulrahman Kenana,”
disclosed the former justice minister.
Jok said the Juba visit, the first since their release early last
year, would not exceed a week as they were also expected in the
Ethiopian capital for a consultative meeting.
Some of our members will participate in the meeting before traveling
to the armed opposition headquarters in Pagak for similar engagements
with the rebel leadership, he said.
The ex-detainees, Jok stressed, are determined to ensure all obstacles
around the peace process are removed to end suffering and ensure the
next round of negotiations does not collapse when talks resume.
The CCM-led talks are parallel to that mediated by the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa.
The SPLM factions signed a reunification agreement on 21 January and
later committed themselves by signing implementation matrix. The
matrix gave a 45-day ultimatum for implementation of the agreement.
(ST)
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1 June 07:13, by Mi diit
Ahahahahaaaaaa.....These pure opportunists calling themselves
former detainees are building their hope on false assumptions that
they will be branded as ’good boys’ by UN and given the leadership of
South Sudan on golden plate away from Salva Kiir and Riek Machar.
How can these corrupt officials who messed up SPLM and government
singly rescue the SPLM?
You must be kidding ’golden boys.’
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1 June 07:19, by Mi diit
John Luk Jok was responsible for leading a team that wrote a
bad transitional constitution which Salva Kiir later used to victimize
others including Luk himself.
Now he calls demands by SPLM-IO to correct the status quo as
"obstacles" to peace.
This shows that the former detainees simply want to get back
to the government positions and corruption no matter how bad the
system is.
Sad!
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1 June 07:24, by Mi diit
What they seem not to understand is that they are
increasing the suffering of the people by simply asking to stop the
war and endorse the current rotten system.
Soon war can be ended if we bury our heads in the sand but
it can reignite sooner if such burning issues on governance are not
properly addressed.
And corruption, nepotism, tribalism can continue in other
cycles. Be responsible leaders!
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1 June 07:29, by Mi diit
Also learn from the history to understand that no
African dictator or incompetent leader has ever been removed
democratically. They are forced out so as to rescue the nation.
Begging an illiterate dictator like Salva Kiir who has
no other skill in life a part from militarism will not produce fruits.
We need to resist this dictator using his military
language and force him out.
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1 June 08:59, by Thyinka
Midiit, force kiir out and install Riek as the new
leader, right? Haha...keep on dreaming. I am not happy with Kiir and I
want to see an alternative but it is never going to be Riek Machar.
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1 June 09:40, by Akol Liai Mager
Significant majority of Jaang and Nuer people have proved beyond
doubt that they have cursed this nation. How come people lined up
after those who are killing innocent people and hate those who seek
change peacefully. If they are corrupted and opportunist as suggested
by a racist monster, how come the seniors to them in both Party’s
ranks as well as in Government were so clean of the same sin.
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