Hundreds of Nuer congregants refused to attend the Sunday services
over the present of Taban Deng – Report
taban and kiir
The Staff Writers
The Staff Writers
Jul 31, 2016
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JUBA – The Nuer dominated Presbyterian Church in Juba was today
hard-hit by low turnout of regular members who refused for the first
time to show up in protest on hearing that General Taban Deng, the
‘new FVP’ recently appointed in a controversial fashion by President
Kiir, and Ezekiel Lol, a former diplomat were going to attend the
Church.
A church layman who gave his only name as Peter told this paper that
hundreds of regular attendees refused to show up claiming that the
request by Taban to pray at the church should not have been alllowed
because “he and his group are trying to divide the Nuer community,
which only benefits the Dinka tribe”
“We have a known Number of regular visitors to this church and the
number we have today is lower than people expected. It has never been
like this. Some people refused to come. They dont want those who are
dividing the Nuer people to come and preach or talk about South Sudan
unity while all the Nuers are in the bush or UN camps without food.
They have a good reason to stay home” – Peter said.
Asked if the decision to allow Gen Taban, who attends the Nuer church
for the first was imposed on the church by the government agents,
Peter said:
“You can’t rule out anything in this place. The church has been
receiving threats after threats after the conflict erupted in December
2013 and continue to receive threats. It can be true or maybe the
leaders of the church acted against their own will too. but today, I
have noted the eyes of the today’s congregants and they are not happy.
They were not even clapping nor saying any amen as they used to when a
high figure comes to this church. Not many went to greet them” – Peter
THE UPPER NILE TIMES
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