Minister Of Education Responds To South Sudanese Students Plea In Cairo South Sudan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has responded to the ongoing strike of South Sudanese students in Cairo, Egypt. 29 June 2015
By Gabriel Mayom JUBA, June 29, 2015 (Gurtong) - 160 students under the government of South Sudan scholarship went on strike last week Thursday demanding the government of South Sudan to pay their 11months pending allowances. The Minister of Education, John Gai Yoh said in letter send to the students through the Embassy that “the payment of the stipends is based on the availability of funds; as such the government will not be committed to pay these funds on regular basis given the current financial situation of the country. This reality was communicated to the students during the past years.” The letter went ahead to say that “the students should understand that the stipends paid to them is a privilege but not a right.” Minister Yoh said that “those students who are unable to bear with this situation and could not study under the above mentioned conditions should register their names in the office of the cultural attaché so that they can be transported immediately back home.” However,the students’ Spokesperson, Kot Maker said the Ministers message has been received with a lot of bitterness and regret. “We have unanimously rejected the response and it has provoked the situation on the ground. However, taking us back to South Sudan as a consequence for demanding our rights is unbearable unless the ties between Egypt and South Sudan are abolished this where we will consider It” said Kot. Posted in: Home -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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/CAJb14oqNxok8db9MtTtL%3DsK1o-K5o5_iNtF8SXQZNr-%2BdBXyDQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
