IGAD communiqué a victory for S. Sudanese: Amum
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August 7, 2016 (NAIROBI) – The resolution by the Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD) heads of states that a regional force
be deployed in South Sudan, is victory for all South Sudanese, Pagan
Amum, a former secretary general of the country’s ruling party (SPLM)
said.
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Former SPLM secretary-general Pagan Amum speaking at Chatham House in
London on 1 May 2012 (Photo: Chatham House)
The regional bloc, in a communiqués issued on Saturday, said a unit of
the intervention brigade be deployed where former First Vice President
Riek Machar is currently located for him to securely return to Juba
and assume his duties.
Machar fled Juba about a month ago after his forces clashed with those
loyal to President Salva Kiir in the capital, Juba, leaving over 200
dead and about 40,000 homeless.
“You have won a great victory. [President] Salva Kiir has been forced
to reverse his opposition to deployment of an intervention brigade
from our African neighbors. This must happen to help stop the killing
of people, rape of our women and the pillage and destruction of our
country,” Amum said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune.
President Kiir had earlier rejected calls for the deployment of
foreign forces, saying the young nation already consisted of a
12,000-strong United Nations mission peacekeeping force.
But Amum, a former political detainee, said Kiir needed pressure to
honor his promise and give peace a chance.
“The [President] Kiir faction must not delay the arrival to Juba of
the regional force in any way,” stated Amum, adding, “Already their
intransigence has caused hundreds of deaths, rapes and untold
suffering in recent weeks”.
According to the former SPLM secretary general, President Kiir’s
latest move to replace Machar with Taban Deng Gai grossly violated the
August 2015 peace accord.
Regional heads of states, in the communiqué, agreed among other that
Juba and other major towns be demilitarized, all combatants in all
states be cantoned, the establishment decree that created 28 states be
nullified and that the original 10 states in the country be
re-instituted.
The IGAD heads of states also called for the incorporation into the
country’s Transitional Constitution of the Agreement on the Resolution
of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCISS).
Amum, however, said South Sudan’s political problem will not be solved
by military intervention, but security would improve.
“An enduring solution must include a political component to uproot the
entrenched kleptocracy and address lack of political will,” he
stressed, adding “Only such a plan can stabilize and usher South Sudan
to peace and democracy”.
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IGAD communiqué a victory for S. Sudanese: Amum
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8 August 06:45, by Eastern
Kiir thinks and behaves like a typical Dinka villager! He thinks
he’s a president of South Sudan. For starters, Kiir was voted as the
head of Southern Sudan but not South Sudan. After independence there
was supposed to be another election to vote for the president of South
Sudan which process Kiir interfered with.
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8 August 06:47, by Eastern
Mr Pagan Amum is absolutely right; true South Sudanese must rally
behind this protection force. Those who keep lumping Kiir and Dr
Machar together in the crises in South Sudan are being shallow in
their analysis!
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8 August 07:58, by Deng II
The bad news is, Riek Machar will never become President in
South Sudan while we Dinkans still exist. We will see who’s going to
put him on presidency by forces. South Sudanese will be better off
when Dr.Machar quit politics. Let IGAD, AU, UN,and etc come in to
rules us and we will see who will benefit from it.
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8 August 08:15, by Deng II
Reversals of 28 States will never happen and if it does
then we going to fight for last man standing. Some of us love their
given states. The fabrication story that been cook on social network
that 28 ordered took other tribes land and give it to Dinka is grossly
false. Only Nuer took their neighbors land according to history.
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8 August 08:22, by Deng II
Why don’t IGAD, AU, UN and etc send intervention
forces to Ethiopia to stop the Tigrinya lead government killings Oromo
and Ambahar tribes? Is their life’s not matter?
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8 August 11:10, by Frak Cho
My father used to tell me that bad naming always
haunts or troubles a child event if he’s grown up. Riek means
destruction and Pagan is associated with evil spirit (unbeliever
being) according to Christians teaching. Pagan Amum and Dr. Riek
Machar are ....
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8 August 10:20, by Akuma
Foolish Pagan Amum need to bring $30M which he stole during
his time as SG of SPLM. However, he will never step to South Sudan as
he is enjoying the communique which will never be
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8 August 11:30, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Akuma,
South Sudan is not your village. Note that the country
belongs to all who live there for generations. Differences of
political opinions should not be a catalyst for inhuman behaviour. Who
are you to deny citizens entry to their homeland?
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8 August 09:51, by Whortti Bor Manza
Deng ll
You remorseless ungrateful Dinka. Can you deny the contribution
made by Pagan Amum and Uyay Deng Ajak to the SPLM/SPLA during the
liberation struggle. You are fond of talking big for nothing.
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8 August 11:00, by Deng II
Whortti Bor
I didn’t says anything yet about Pagans Amun and Oyai Deng or
denies their service to South Sudan Struggle. Read my three pieces of
writing above. My talking points is on Riek Machar fool. If you feel
frustrated with what doing on in South Sudan,then me too. My writing
on this forum always challenge big traitor only, not patriotic who
happens to made small mistake.
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8 August 12:22, by Mike Mike
With such a big hatred words from the followers of SS destroyers
politicians.South Sudan will not be peaceful at all. Am sure those
whom are now in the gov’t with President made no any contribution
during the time of struggle and now they denials all our freedom
fighters to have an access in the gov’t of SS which is too bad to act
that way.
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8 August 14:59, by Akook
By the way those who called this system Dinka Kleptocracy will
be surprise to learn that it is not about all the Dinka or majority of
them but a small clique of Gogrial (Awan Chan) and their allies of
Aweil East state including Malong Awan.
They are a very small sect of Dinka. Let foreign forces first
come to Juba and the ARCISS implemented...
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8 August 15:03, by Akook
...including the clause that manages economic resources of
this country hence denying them unlimited hand to grab national
resources and inflame up the country using this monies. You will be
surprise how few and vulnerable are this group among the Dinka itself!
28 states is hoax and it will die out like fire in the
rain. No one is among the Dinka is infact going to fight because of
fake 28 state
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