S. Sudan legislators warn of war over land disputes in Upper Nile state
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February 9, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan lawmakers from the Shilluk
ethnic tribe in Upper Nile state have warned of war outbreak over
unsettled land disputes, if left unaddressed.
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Onyoti Adigo, leader of the opposition group in South Sudan’s
parliament SPLM-DC speaks to Sudan Tribune in Juba. 2 October 2011
(ST)
There are already fears such statements may undermine the
implementation of the peace deal, which government and armed
opposition have signed and declared commitment to honour it despite
sharp division over the president’s order.
Speaking at a news conference at the parliament Tuesday, the leader of
the minority in the national assembly, Onyoti Adigo who was flanked by
five Shilluk MPs, warned that the annexation of Malakal to East Nile
State could lead to conflict, if not resolved.
“We hope that the Jieng (Dinka) of Padang and their plotters
understand it well that if this illegal occupation of Malakal and
other Collo areas is not revoked, it would be a recipe for non-stop
deadly war,” Adigo told reporters at the national legislative assembly
premises.
He claimed the government of the newly established East Nile State has
suspended all the civil servants from his ethnic group and replaced
them with new employees from the tribes which are part of the new
state, majority of whom area are allegedly from Padang, a section of
an ethnic Dinka in the area.
Adigo said Malakal belongs to his ethnic group and that government
must know that such action would be responded strongly, accusing the
governor of the new state, General Chol Thon of being obsessed with
power given to him by the presidential establishment order making
Malakal town a capital of the new state.
“The unnecessary aggression by the governor must be responded to
strongly. We condemn the behavior of the governor of the so-called
Eastern Nile state in the strongest terms possible,” he said.
The governor, he added, was “obsessed with the power given to him up
to the extent of continuing to cause havoc to the Collo and Nuer
government officials whom he has now dismissed illegally from the
civil service.”
He accused the government of reluctance to respond to numerous
requests by officials and political leaders from his ethnic groups
seeking audience with the president over the matter.
"Unfortunately the government is not ready. For many times we have
been calling to meet with the president to discuss these issues. The
government will be ready for somebody talking the same language with
them”, he said.
Observers have expressed fears that lack of political will from both
sides, specifically from the president himself to pay attention to the
issue of Malakal and several other areas contesting his decision may
escalate into a full scale conflict if the situation not promptly
addressed. Malakal town, while it has been a multi-ethnic town
inhabited by Dinka, Nuer, Collo and other tribes, has also
historically been the capital of the defunct Upper Nile state or
formerly greater Upper Nile region or province.
But while no other tribes have claimed territorial ownership, members
of ethnic Shilluk and Padang section of ethnic have over more than two
decades try to lay claims in which one tries to portray the other as
the one claiming the ownership of a traditional land belonging to
other.
The October 2015 presidential establishment order separates Malakal
from West Nile State, which is predominantly inhabited by members of
ethnic Shilluk (Collo) and making Malakal as capital of East Nile,
which is inhabited largely by the Padang Dinka tribe.
Many peace activists are advocating for revision of the presidential
decision in a way that would make the Shilluk live in peace in one
state with Dinka and abolish West and East Nile states and make them
state.
(ST)
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9 February 23:11, by Akol Liai Mager
Everybody except the Jieeng Council of Elders, President and few
around him knew that both timing and atmosphere were not good for
tribal’s based re-division of South Sudan. We will now have our
national army relives of its constitutional job, re assigned new job
to fight for those who want to retain power for life and those who
want to take it by force. Only Ustaz Kuel Aguer Kuel can fix this.
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10 February 04:27, by Shadrack Nuer Machut
It’s a paradoxic warning of war! Was /is there already peace
in Upper Nile reg. to threat with war. Stop deceiving public! What’s
happening is pretending to be govt officials to get salaries but
activities indicate those of rebels. Call for war & it’s at ur door
knocking. Nobody out & in if war enters again so that these MPs get
satisfied.
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10 February 04:43, by Shadrack Nuer Machut
War monger Politicians won’t be left untouched. Nowadys,
if it happens war is the option by politicians then let them be ready
in person to fight. Nobody will fight proxy war. It’s very easy to say
than done. Rebels have gone far to even attack Shilluk Kingdom HQrs.
What war r u calling again when it’s already inside? U r just to join
not to make nonsense warnings.
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10 February 05:42, by Mi diit
War and destruction is what devil Kiir and his stupid
Jieng (Dinka) Council of Elders (JCE) want.
Kiir wants to leave South Sudan in total mess. 2013
crisis is not enough to him.
He wants messy endless tribal wars. He wants his Dinka
of Upper Nile displaced to join Bahr el Ghazal region.
Kiir is a devil from hell!
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10 February 05:48, by Mi diit
I pity the foolish greedy Nuer-Wew of the likes of
Magok Rundial, Riek Gai Kok, Marial Benjamin, Gathoth Mai Nguth, and
others including the petty so-called new Nuer-wew governors who are
being used like fools to destabilize the Nuer land, etc.
They are a wasted Nuer sperm.
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10 February 07:29, by Force 1
The 28 States borderline are clearly marked
and Midiit you shouldn’t be worrying about any up coming wars; but if
you want it; you’re going to have enough of it.
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10 February 06:54, by Akuma
Anyoti is another coward MP & rebels at the same time working
within the gov’t. All Collo tribe men & women knew very well that they
don’t own Malakal and their ancestral land is at west bank of River
Nile. So let Collo joke with Jieng Padang who are the inhabitant of
Malakal. Collo will face the consequences like Nuer because the are
all rebels.
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10 February 07:51, by Frak Cho
Mr. Onyoti Adigo should be advising a way forward and devise
how to settle land disputes among the concern communities not by
warning of possible war. It’s pity!
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10 February 15:21, by Hardlinner
shilluk unlike nuer can live with dinka padang without any
problem. therefore east and west nile should be combine to form one
state named nile state.
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10 February 02:33, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Yeah, we still considered as a part of rebellion under leadership of
Johnson Olieny, ( Aguwek). Dinka, Padang will solve the problem
with any mean which Shuluk need.
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10 February 05:42, by Dinka-Defender-General
We are surprised about this warning because war is ready taking a place.
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10 February 05:56, by Mi diit
What I have realized, and may be Dr. Riek Machar and his
faction have NOT yet realized is that the Dinka will only accept real
peace in South Sudan when similar destruction in Upper Nile region
reaches their heartlands in BAhr el Ghazal and Upper Nile.
Otherwise, it is a waste of time and efforts and we will be
repeating wars over and over again in Upper Nile region endlessly.
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10 February 06:57, by Kenyang
Mii Diit,
May be you forgot just like many other emotional things
you say. When is Kiir dying? You did mention & had this wish
throughout 2014. Problem:
- Riek and other parasites lack support within and around
greater Bhar Gazal.
- Riek and tribalmen have no ability to attack BG as a region.
- Hypotheticaly, many parts in Upper Nile ’ll be empty
when BG responds with similar intention.
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10 February 06:09, by Kenyang
Onyoti Adigo’s a tribal demagogue who shouldn’t be allowed to use
national paliament as flatform to insult other tribe or or group. Will
that be okay for section of the legislators of Dinka Padang to use
same flatform to insult others and call for mobilization of their
clanmen? Warmongers like Onyoti who are eching for tribal wars will
not like it when time comes.
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10 February 07:21, by Jalaby
Well, S Sudan is a failed state no doubt,it holds its disaster in
its deeply contradictory nation itself and can’t form a healthy nation
that can survive and build a country,British colonization realized
that fact and changed their decision of separating the south from
north for an independent country but unfortunately they wore us the
catastrophe! Unity was wrong decision ever
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10 February 08:06, by South South
Jalaby,
Are you broke of words or you are just very confuse fake Arab
who does not know anything? Can you tell us here what point you are
trying to send out? Really, South Sudan is a fail State? What about
Poor country called Sudan with 6 to 7 civil war frontlines? Shut up
Fake Arab and leave South Sudan alone!!!!!!
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10 February 08:20, by Kenyang
Jalaby,
I agreed, you are parasites who shouldn’t be joined with South
Sudan in first place- hell with United Kingdom.Once South Sudanese
clean up last residual, former NiF slaves such as Riek Machar, there
is no reason we can’t emerge stronger nation. And by the way, Sudan is
much failed country than any country and that’s why you see your
Sudanese prostituting their ass in Yemen for Saudi money.
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10 February 08:22, by Shadrack Nuer Machut
Ya jalaba,
Remove your evil mouth fro our national affairs. Arabs ruled
Sudan for many centuries but all properly failed to make unity
attractive. U r more corrupt than South Sudan. We conditionally
separated b’se we’re strong reasonable men. U’ll face it rough if we
finish with our tribal leaders. Just wait silently yonder.
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10 February 08:33, by Kalo
Oyati,better diplomatic than war to solve your land disputes with
Dinka other wise you will finish or displace all Shuluk
people,Gen,Olony tried to cross Lul river to Akoka result fighting
with Dinka in which Gen James was killed led to the defection of
Gen.Olony to SPLM-IO.
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10 February 08:39, by Alfredo christiani
Jalaby
Shut your dirty mouth on S-Sudanese affairs, you recruited food
lover tribe called Nuer against the government of S-Sudan since 1990s
up to 2013 but you totally failed to achieved your objectives.
We will still stand firm till we kick out your anus from south
Sudanese affairs. Mark my word Ya jana ARAM
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10 February 08:45, by Kalo
Jalaby abo ibirik,
It is you Led to the separation of S.Sudan from Sudan because you
discriminated black African from Arabs,divided into
classes,religions,soon we will also separate from you as the war is
continues,no one will be able to be oppressed and humiliated from his
own country,whether you like or not Sudan will never be the same.
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10 February 10:54, by Konan
Kalo,
Shame on you narrow-minded and hopeless creature who supported
Dinak to oppress small tribes and annex their land . You advised
Shuluk to adhere to peaceful means to solve their dispute with G.O.S.S
while you rejected the same. Charity begins at home ya Kalo. This
meaningless war already weaken your tribe and may wipe-out too.
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10 February 10:55, by Konan
Shame on you narrow-minded and hopeless creature who supported
Dinak to oppress small tribes and annex their land . You advised
Shuluk to adhere to peaceful means to solve their dispute with G.O.S.S
while you rejected the same. Charity begins at home ya Kalo. This
meaningless war already weakened your tribe and may wipe-out too.
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10 February 11:56, by Kalo
So-called Rotten Mouth Konan,
Illegitimate/jena Aram,you cannot compare our issue with
Shuluk community,we are fighting for
freedom,democracy,justice,equality,discrimination,nepotism ,racism,to
build new Sudan with secular state,separate religion from the
state,Shuluk just fight for small portion of land along the Nile,Dinka
did,t grab land from them,their case should,t compare with us.
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10 February 12:10, by Kalo
I know very well you are behind the S.Sudan crisis,you do
armed weak leaders of Shuluk and Nuer like Gen.Oliny,Oyok,Riek,Peter
Gadet lol! to destabilize the country of S.S,historical Malakal does,t
belong to Shuluk ethnic,it was first for Funj Kingdom,when Funj
displaced by Chollo,they left area of Eastern river bank where Dinka
padang came and occupied, it was their mistake, Nuer also has righ
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10 February 12:18, by Kalo
Konan,
You can,t destroyed S.Sudan because of us,leave
S.Sudan alone and let us continues with our problem alone,there will
be time that SAF will refused us from there you will give in,good news
Albashir fired some Generals coz they failed to won the war battling
with Abdulwaid at Jebel Mara.
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10 February 12:45, by Son of Upper Nile
Little Dinka slave Kalo rush as usual to support
his new masters. Shulluk are not slave minded to leave even inches of
their ancestral land to be annexed to others. These Padang individual
plotters let by evil elder Joshua Dau were taught, treated & shown how
to live in towns by Chollo. If our ancestors defended their land from
Turks & Mahadia, who are these primitive to take it
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10 February 12:35, by Konan
Uncle Kalo,
Frankly speaking I feel sorry for you, because you lack vision and
true leadership.Please correct me if I was wrong .There is no leader
from your tribe in SPLM/A (North).Araman is from Falata tribe, Al-Hilu
is from Masalit tribe and Agar is from small tribe in Blue Nile that I
don’t even remember, while Nuba constitute around 99% of
SPLA(North)fighters. Sorry I forget to mention T.K.
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10 February 13:41, by Eyez
Kalo
You piece of shit, where will you go belly dancing when your
masters the Dinka tribalists are out of power, whose ass are you going
to lick next, and since your people are running around in that useless
circus called SPLM/N which Bashir is destroying everyday, while you
are here barking like a dog just to get a bone. Go home or you have no
home, either way, I don’t care, just keep out S.Sudan
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10 February 15:32, by Kalo
The Dog of upper Nile,Konan,Eyez,
I know ,Nuer are in collaborate with masters jalaby against
Dinka,let me assure you that you will never success idiots,to
Konan,SPLM-N is not base on tribalism no matter how Agar,Arman and
Alhilo are but we have Jagot,Izet Kuku with them plus other
politician,this is how we need Sudan to be,to ngagat eyez we are the
one destroying Albashir,we don,t fear Albashir
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