South Sudanese governor warns opposition MPs against war rhetoric
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February 10, 2016 (JUBA) – A newly appointed South Sudanese governor
to one of the controversial 28 states which President Salva Kiir
unilaterally decreed has counter warned members of parliament (MPs) in
Juba against war rhetoric, saying the war has not ended anyway in his
home state.
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President Salva Kiir Mayardit speaks to the National Legislature on
the occasion of the inauguration of the three years extension of his
mandate, on July 8, 2015 (Photo Moses Lomayat)
Eastern Nile state governor, General Chol Thon Balok, whose state has
been curved from the former Upper Nile state by the decree and given
all the oil producing areas including the state capital, Malakal, said
the MPs should desist from the threats of war in order to avoid
further bloodshed.
Opposition MPs representing Shilluk ethnic group, whose lands have
been cut off and annexed to the new Eastern Nile state of the Padang
Dinka ethnic group where the president hails from, told news
conference on Tuesday in Juba that the annexation of their ancestral
lands to Dinka’s ethnic group including the Shilluk town of Malakal is
a recipe for war unless revoked.
The leader of minority in parliament, Onyoti Adigo Nyikwac, said
President Kiir’s creation of the 28 states which divided the former
Upper Nile state into three new ethnic states of Eastern Nile (Dinka),
Western Nile (Shilluk) and Latjor (Nuer) annexing lands to the Dinka
community is an attempt to create wars between the neighboring
communities.
However, governor Balok, a Dinka, said the lawmaker should know that
the current war between the government of President Kiir and former
Vice President, Riek Machar, is not over yet in greater Upper Nile
region that a new war could be hatched.
“The war is going on in the whole Upper Nile now. There is no
ceasefire there, even in Western Nile state," Governor Balok told
Sudan Tribune on Wednesday, referring to the new state inhabited by
members of Shilluk tribe.
"I am not surprised and I cannot be threatened or deterred by the
language of war that they use," he said.
He warned that the lawmakers will be held responsible for “anything”
that will take place in the region, warning he was ready to face them
should they not embrace the implementation of the peace agreement.
Governor Balok, a former deputy chief of general staff in the South
Sudanese army (SPLA) until his appointment in 2015, said he is happy
with the division of the former Upper Nile state which also gave him
the former regional capital, Malakal, as his new headquarters, pushing
away to the ethnicities including the Shilluk and the Nuer from the
area.
He said since the Shilluk and the Nuer do not belong to Malakal
anymore and have their own states and new capitals, there was need to
dismiss their civil servants from Malakal capital and divide the
former state assets among the three new states.
"The three governors sat down with the asset registration committee
and agreed to divide assets and human capital," Balok said.
There are fears that the creation of the new states may become a
factor which will ruin the implementation of the peace agreement
signed by all parties on the basis of the existing 10 states in the
country.
An inclusive boundary commission is supposed to be established in
order to determine creation of new states and their boundaries, or
else revert to the 10 states should there be a disagreement on the
matter.
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11 February 07:36, by Dinka-Defender-General
Governor should know which land belong to Dinka, Shiluk, and Nuer.
If he doesn’t know the difference, he should ask the tribe leaders.
They know the facts.
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11 February 08:08, by Mi diit
I believe God has taken away wisdom from the Dinka leaders, if
they had one, and now left them with empty skulls.
This issue of 28 states will one day make sad those who are
now happy for grabbing other people’s lands.
Kiir has succeeded in reviving old conflicts between
communities in Upper Nile region, but his Dinka community will finally
fall victim in this gamble.
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11 February 11:36, by Shadrack Nuer Machut
H.E governor Balok must be vigilant enough b’se this
speech fro Shilluk’s MP Onyoti is similar to the speech of Riak
Machar’s Dec 2013 that caused bloodshed. This’ how our politicians
bring about tribal wars. Let’s watch carefully b’se they can make a
war btn Dinka & Shilluk prior to dialogue. Let’s not leave politicians
this time round in case of any war due to politician making &
stimulation
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11 February 08:12, by Akuma
In case there is another war outbreak in Upper Nile, MP Adigo
and his colleagues will be held accountable because they are the one
inciting the Nuer and Shilluk to fight Dinka again since the two
tribes accept their state and they are living in peace.
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11 February 09:50, by Agutthon
Adiko or Dicko is talking like the December 6 2013 group and
therefore, should be held responsible for any eventuality.
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11 February 10:42, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
What do these lunatics know about governance? Plunder, killing of
people, land grabbing is their hobby!! The people of South Sudan need
to wake up and get hold those responsible for this inhumane
activities..
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11 February 15:01, by Mapuor
Wars are internecine. Lets leave border issues to specialized
border committees that would include people from all those who claim
the contested areas. Borders between South Sudan and Sudan are not yet
demarcated, why rush at state borders? Ethiopia and Sudan have not yet
demarcated all their borders, then what’s wrong with state borders.
Are we going to form independent states?
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11 February 10:58, by ykanna
there is one thing Shulluk community should know, your kingdom
wasn’t in Malakal since then , stop baseless claim. So Accept your
land but never claim some one land. I know you want to be part of
dinkas In Malakal becuse of Oil nothing else. be straight forward to
the point and you be given attention but never claim Malakal to be
your ancestral land .that’s quite callow behavior.
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