South Sudan national dialogue co-chairs says will reach hold out opposition
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May 23, 2017 (JUBA) – Abel Alier, co-chair of the National Dialogue
stressed the importance of reaching out to armed and non-opposition
forces to ensure inclusivity, steering away from the views of
President Salva Kiir who had directly advocated for a selective
participation process.
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Abel Alier speaking to the public in Bor on January 13, 2017 (ST)
“The intent at the outset was to consult with all the major
stakeholders both inside and outside the country. This consultation
will focus on two things, the agenda and the process of the National
Dialogue, said Alier.
The co-chair pointed out that the committee would organise the
dialogue process around a constituency-based system, which consists of
multiple forums and levels. The system would be top-down and
bottom-up.
According to Alier, the top-down approach would require as a matter of
urgency, ending the violent conflict that has devastated the country.
Whereas the bottom-up would start at on a community level, through
local dialogue forums where intra and inter-communal grievances would
be addressed. The communities will then be able to select their own
delegates to their respective National Dialogue forums through a
system of congress.
A regional dialogue forum would also be in place so that regional
issues can be discussed. The National Dialogue forum would be the
final phase in which all the issues are discussed and resolved through
consensus. The secretariat of the steering committee would then
produce the details of the constituency-based system in which the
stakeholders select their own delegates.
Meanwhile, Anjelo Beda Bangboru, the co-chair of the National Dialogue
steering committee, said that though the struggle for independence was
a result of the efforts and roles played by the ruling Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement (SPLM) with its military wing Sudan People’s
Liberation Army (SPLA), the Anyanya and the 1955 Torit Uprising, the
dialogue would eventually prevail over the war.
“Your Excellency, I would like to state the fact that as hard as
fighting was, and as long as our 20 years or more struggle continued,
we finally got our independence, at last. It is now, your Excellency,
the President, that in this spirit after 60 years you have found that
the task of nation building is a very difficult one, as difficult as
the fighting was, if not more,” said Beda.
He continued to say that an inclusive dialogue would be what they
would advocate, stressing that they would invite all the stakeholders
comprising of women, youth and opposition forces from outside the
country.
“There have been many critics, but you cannot oppose when the roads to
Yei, Yambio, Wau and Tombura are closed. This has to be resolved. The
credibility and genuineness of the National Dialogue depend on its
inclusivity, to make it open to all the people of South Sudan both
inside and outside the country,” said the ageing veteran politician.
Beda pointed out the fact that the dialogue would be credible if
President Kiir relinquished his patronage role over the process,
making it more credible and guarantying the safety of all
participants.
“It will be an important step especially that if there is a political
will that the government will not lead or control the process, greatly
increase the credibility of the National Dialogue,” he lamented.
(ST)
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24 May 01:49, by Kush Natives
Well stated Mr. Chairman! We in the government urge the
beneficiaries of event to take seriously as a matter of fact. The
population of South Sudan suffered enough whereby they should know
better for sure what will should bring them together. There’s no
country called South Sudan without people, we MUST sideline politics
in various ways, and deal with this dialogue amicably. Let’s all
closed the>
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24 May 01:56, by Kush Natives
>>the doors of an ignorant good and for all, so that we South
Sudanese achieved the lasting peace in our country. If we South
Sudanese took peaceful dialogue as seriously as I think, then the next
path will be an elimination of starvation in our country. South Sudan
could be a better and well of country in the horn of Africa and Africa
at large, we settled our differences amicably. South Sudan can
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24 May 01:58, by Kush Natives
Feeds Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, CAR, DEC, and Sudan as
well, if we accept ourselves regardless of the tribal division within
our country.
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24 May 07:33, by Joyuma John
the questions:
1-who is dialoguing with who?
2- what will be the defferent between national dialogue and
peace agreement signed last year?
3- who will implement the national dialogue resolutions?
I need a Good samaritan to help in providing answers to the
above questions.
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24 May 09:11, by Kush Natives
Joyuma John,
Who supposed to answer your question now? Simply to answer
your question. Who’s fighting who now?
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24 May 04:43, by john akeen
any country has an a stupid people, you see usa has stupid people
African American and south sudan has stupid people like Nuers of Riek
Machar are number one stupid people, Equatorian of Riek Machar are
number 2, Shilluk of Riek Machar are number 3, Balanda of Riek Machar
are number 4, so if our country is full of stupid people, then how are
we going to build a great country in Africa?
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24 May 04:55, by john akeen
I think the people that who love this country name south sudan
is the people that will make this National Dialogue successfully for
the people, but the people that who doesn’t love south sudan, the will
try to make this National Dialogue unsuccessfully because they hate
south sudan and it’s people
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24 May 07:28, by jubaone
John Akeen,
Simple. Just curve out your jienge states that have the clever
people and let the stupid non-jienges go their way. You will be double
stupid if you insist staying with them. So just get your jienge states
together and leave the stupid ones lie low!
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24 May 08:03, by john akeen
Jubaone
you didn’t understand what I have wrote?
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24 May 07:30, by Tilo
john akeen
What has been stated by the Steering committee is the only way
forward of inclusivity for successful dialogue in the country. The
hatred for Riak can cause you heart attack.
Today for the first time KUSH NATIVE has written what makes sense.
The issue between Riak and Kiir seems personally, as Kiir
strongly and openly reject him to join ND and that is what has ruin
our beloved country
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24 May 07:52, by john akeen
anyways president Kiir is in the OFFICE and is in person I’m I rigth
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24 May 07:54, by john akeen
correction
I meant RIEK MACHAR is in person
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24 May 07:44, by Eyez
John Akeen
How can you call other people stupid while you are the King of
Stupidity from Stupidville. You can’t write, can’t think and can’t
reason, so please don’t insult others. That’s why people like you
follow tribal leaders as they do the thinking and you do the muscling
and even the dying, you stupid Jienge idiot.
X1
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24 May 08:38, by john akeen
Eyez
I said fuck you, now do you understand? I don’t hate
people, but I hate stupid people like YOU
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24 May 15:48, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Mr John Akeen,
A great country is not built on the foundation of nepotism,
tribalism, corruption and brutality on ordinary citizens. You have to
polish yourselves in order for you to become sensible, humane and
trully patriotic.
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24 May 05:37, by Justin Lokolimoe
John Akeen,
You need to seriously listen to yourself. What love do you have
for this country that others don’t have? You fully need to understand
the nature of this conflict before carelessly writing petty stuff
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24 May 07:27, by Eyez
This bogus National Dialogue is a farce and is destined to
fail like all the other ’bubble thoughts’ schemes that the tribal
government of Kiir and the JCE had created in order to prolong their
grip at the helm of power.
The little resources should be utilised to save the millions
of citizens facing the State’s own Man-made famine instead of wasting
it on a wild geese chase.
X1
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24 May 08:21, by john akeen
Justin Lokolimoe
I have love for my coutry and I have a great dream for my
country and I want peace in it by any means, so you tell me what kind
of dream do have for your country? OR you going to tell me stupid
stuff like I don’t want Kiir I don’t want Dinka like Kiir is going to
stay in the office for life, stupidly shit
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24 May 07:24, by Eastern
The two old men, Alier and Beda have realised that the task at
hand is ARDUOUS - it requires more than a military officer odering his
men to move on! In its current outlook, Kiir’s national dialogue is a
nonstarter.
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24 May 11:20, by South South
Eastern,
We are saying this very clear. Anyone who doesn’t like this
national dialogue can stay away from it from the moment and leave it
for those who want to go ahead with it. Calling Alier and Beda old men
is not a wise thing from you. You are an old man too, do you know
that?
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24 May 15:59, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
South South,
You wrongly make statements as if the country personally
belongs to you and your henchmen. That is wrong. The country belongs
to all South Sudanese including Mr Riek Machar. You have no right to
choose who should participate in national matter but the people.
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24 May 17:37, by South South
jur_likang_a_ likan’g,
National Dialogue is for all South Sudanese, but we
have some people who are refusing it. These are the people I am
talking about. Some people here including you are real very hard to
deal with. They don’t National Dialogue and at the same time they
blame those who want to go ahead with it of leaving them out.
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24 May 08:07, by Sunday Junup
There have been many critics, but you cannot oppose when the roads
to Yei, Yambio, Wau and Tombura are closed. This has to be resolved.
Equatorian are changes people whether in gov’t or in rebellion, look
how they speak sweet! NO DIALOGUE!!
Abel Alier,
You were chief negotiator from Khartoum in 1972 to betray your
brother Joseph Lagu. now you want to do the same for your brothers in
bush.
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24 May 08:38, by Eastern
Sunday Junup,
Thanks. To most Equatorians, Abel Alier still carries that
very revolting smell of the dried fermented fish from Bor/Terekeka.
Putting Abel Alier at the top of the process he started in the 1970s
or earlier is to defeat the purpose of the whole exercise. This
national dialogue of Kiir is to use his tribal number to entranch the
dinka hegmony!!!
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24 May 11:28, by South South
Eastern,
Talking about 1972 agreement, it is your weak leader
called Joseph Lagu who sold out South Sudan. Alier was not on Anya-Nya
side. All case of South Sudan from Anya-Nya side was in Lagu hand, but
he sold us out to Fake Arabs. Lagu was a capital in Sudanese army
before he joined Anya-nya. Do you know that he was paid the salaries
of the years he spent with Anya-Nya, how do you call that
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24 May 08:14, by Chief Odili
A Dialogue Flow:
Constituency[Bomas,payams,counties]>State>Region[UpperNile,BG,Eq]>Nation
Dialogue between Nuer+Jieng+Shilo+Anyuak+Murle+Kashipo+Jie+Others
[uppernile dialogue]. Upper Nile is the most affected by conflict of
poor governance yet leads in oil. Why always Uppernile. Not BG or Eq?
Upper Nile’s Confederate State. Unless U.Nile Unite, No peace or Nation.
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24 May 09:27, by Malakal county Simon
The dialogue must be inclusive and genuine otherwise, it’s
going to be seen as a fish try to swim without water lol!!!!
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24 May 09:34, by Malakal county Simon
Chief Odili
Dinka Bor are the seeds of disease in Greater Upper Nile,
and this is why Greater Upper Nile suffers the most compared to the
others two Regions. We need to get rid-off them, in order for G-U-N to
experience peace for once and for all!!!!
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24 May 13:04, by Lango2010
makalacounty boy
what do mean by saying that "getting rid" of certain
ethnic group "bor" while we are talking peace, you say negative
things.South Sudan will never be in peace if people keep revenging
tactic believe me.
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24 May 13:09, by Lango2010
so it is up to us the youth of this nation whether
to accept peace through this national dialogue of continue live in war
and revenge. how can the nation die for the reason of two people,
"Riek and Kiir" whose future are they killing? there time is gone, but
they are wasting ours.
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24 May 13:47, by Malakal county Simon
Lango20
I’m not against the peace, but contrarily so
called national dialogue.. Unwanted failed president Kiir made it very
clear recently, that he doesn’t want Dr. Riak Machar to take part in
this so-called national dialogue. Well if this is the case, do you
think this national dialogue will work without Dr Machar or the
SPLM-IO taking part???? Yes or no and why answers is needed here
thanks you
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24 May 09:30, by Aguer Kawac Akok
i hope this national Dialogue will reached grass root especially
communities on the ground we donot war.
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24 May 14:41, by Dalta Cirea
This National Dialogue will never bring peace as well as Kirr
don’t like SPLM IO Leaders to include as he his the head of the IO
party, all SPLM IO will not participate. If so who are going to
dialogue with ? This is the waste of time and resources.
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