South Sudanese rebels say no differences among Equatorian opposition leaders
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June 30, 2015 (NAIROBI) – South Sudanese rebels said misunderstandings
that emerged among Equatorian leaders in the opposition faction led by
former vice president, Riek Machar, have been resolved and that there
were no any longer differences.
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SPLM in Opposition leader Riek Machar Teny and his deputy, General
Afred Ladu Gore, in Pagak on 9 December 2014 (ST)
Last week a group which called itself ‘Equatorian Caucus’ within the
rebel movement published a statement in the media, accusing the deputy
chairman of the opposition group, Alfred Ladu Gore, chief coordinator
in the office of the chairman, Ramadan Hassan Laku and movement’s
representative to Kenya, Adil Sandrai, of allegedly dealing with
government agents who encouraged their defection from the rebel
movement.
The officials spearheaded by the movement’s chairman of national
committee for political mobilization, Oyet Nathaniel, further accused
the deputy chairman and the two other colleagues of getting monetary
bribes from government’s agents through governor of Central Equatoria
state, Clement Wani Konga.
Konga or his representatives had been meeting the Equatorian
opposition leaders together with two other governors: Louis Lobong of
Eastern Equatoria and Joseph Bakasoro of Western Equatoria and
discussed their common interest. The process culminated in the signing
of a document on joint Equatorians position last month.
Then Central Equatoria state governor, Clement Wani Kong, went public
and said the aim of the engagement was to encourage defection of the
deputy chairman to the government.
Following the comments from governor Konga, many of the Equatorian
opposition leaders who participated in the negotiations became
suspicious of their three officials in the final stage of the process
and recommended that they should be suspended and investigated for the
alleged dealing with the government.
However, rebel leader’s spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, said the
misunderstanding had been resolved, saying the three officials and the
other Equatorian leaders have reconciled and overcame the
misunderstanding.
“This was a minor misunderstanding. The leadership intervened on
Monday and reconciled the deputy chairman with his colleagues. It was
found to be an unintended misunderstanding planted among them by
enemies of peace,” he said.
Dak said government officials who had been engaging the opposition
Equatorian leaders with the aim to reach a common understanding mainly
on system of governance resorted to creating the confusion when they
realized that the document they signed was supporting the position of
the rebel faction in the IGAD-led peace process.
“This was how the suspicion and misunderstanding came about among the
Equatorian leaders in the Movement. This is now no more,” Dak further
explained.
He added that the Equatorian leaders in the opposition had been
debating with their counter-parts, the three governors of the three
states of former greater Equatoria region which aimed to agree
federalism and reforms, adding that their engagement was earlier
approved by the rebel leadership.
“This was mainly on federalism and reforms. The two sides agreed on
federalism and reforms to be implemented in the transitional period. I
believe the three governors later on felt they ascribed to federal
system of governance which President Salva Kiir didn’t want,” he said.
He said the document signed by representatives of the governors and
the opposition leaders has been adopted this week in Nairobi by the
leadership council of the movement and that they now owned it as
representing the voice of Equatorians in the government and in the
movement.
(ST)
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1 July 06:51, by Mi diit
Well done. Government was responsible for trying to divide
Equatorians in the freedom fighting movement. Now they have failed and
the document is hijacked. The game is on....the struggle continues...
repondre message
1 July 07:10, by Lorolokin
Federal system of the government in the republic of South
Sudan and reform in all institutions is what matter most now, we are
tire of this tribal system in a failed state.
God help us out of Kiir leadership.
Kinkak
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