NBG State Residents Demonstrate Over IGAD-Plus Peace Proposal Joining other States in South Sudan, thousands of residents of Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Wednesday marched peacefully protesting the latest IGAD-plus Proposal for ending the conflict in the country. 05 August 2015
By Agoth Abraham *AWEIL, August 4, 2015 [Gurtong]-*Civil Societies organizations in NBG, comprising of the Women league, Youth league, Teachers Union, Traders Union, government workers and students marched from the Freedom square to UNMISS office where they handed over their petition to the UNMISS coordinator. Speaking on behalf of the demonstrators, the Chairman of the civil society’s organizations Marko Kuol Kuol said that citizens of NBG are concerned about the latest proposal which they say may negatively affect the country. “We the civil Society organizations in NBG stand here to express our dissatisfaction to the ongoing peace proposal mediated by IGAD plus body. We are marching today to show the world that we are not part of the proposed peace which gives SPLM-IO 53% power sharing of greater Upper Nile, 33% of National government power sharing, co-existence of two independent armies, reinstatement of Riek Machar as the 1st Vice president which gives him an isolated 195 body guards and handing over security to foreign powers, how safe is our country under these circumstances?” Kuol read the drafted petition on behalf of other civil societies in NBG. Demonstrators chanted and sung songs saying they need the ARUSHA agreement but not IGAD mediated peace. They say they demand a just and transparent peace deal which does not favor any side. They displayed posters rejecting the responsibility of foreign power to control the security system in South Sudan. “We the civil Society organizations, we need a just and equal peace deal especially the Arusha peace agreement. Like those of Pagan Amum, Deng Aloor and the rest of detainees who came to join the SPLM leadership because of the Arusha agreement, so this is the peace we need. We don’t want a peace deal that favors one side …we don’t need it at all.” He added. While returning from UNMISS office where they were received by UNMISS coordinator Koliab Natahaba, they marched to the council of Ministers where they handed over another petition to the Acting Caretaker Governor asking him to present their views to the President of South Sudan, H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit. Posted in: Home <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> -- 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/CAJb14or3hmTFP_F4z3V9V9nSvhL-Lku73rdRfJn4heDr8FQ3CA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
