Dinka elder calls for widening SPLM reunification to governance matters
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President Salva Kiir Kiir with members of the Dinka (JIENG) Council of
Elders in March 2015 (Photo Moses Lomayat)
June 20, 2017 (JUBA) – A leading member of the Jieng (Dinka) Council
of Elders Tuesday said the reunification initiative being facilitated
by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, should not only be honoured by
the three factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
but also needs to be expanded to governance matters.
“This peace initiative being mediated and sponsored personally by
President Museveni must be honoured by the three SPLM factions. Many
people feel that the initiative should not be limited to the outcome
of the ongoing reconciliation to Arusha’s reunification of SPLMs 2014
agreement per se, but the SPLM should widen, transmit and expand on
democratic reforms for the coming constitutional, making of the whole
nation,” wrote Aldo Ajou Deng Akuey.
President Museveni, he added, should open up a wider door to route
through a peaceful resolution of the conflict, based on universal
liberties, freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, and not rule by
law.
“Such comprehensive democratic reforms will relieve the SPLM from
being a government movement or a government party, a system of
authoritarian governance the SPLM has possessed from 1983 to date.
There are many alternatives to pursue towards sustainable peace by
breaking up, at this stage, the present political stalemate,” he
added.
Akuey who leads a parliamentary committee for human rights, legal and
constitutional affairs at the Council of States in South Sudans’
parliament, explained in an opinion article released to the public on
Tuesday, that the expansion of the SPLM reforms should include, an
inclusive national federal constitution, liberal and free democracy
and the rule of law.
The opinion article also mentioned the inclusivity of political and
economic institutions and the modern creative destruction for
immediate industrialisation, thus avoiding extractive political and
economic institutions that promote dictatorship or an authoritarian
system of government.
Such a political arrangement is best suitable for the unification of a
country and its people.
"By this, the SPLM factions will come out with peace, unity and
national construction for the whole country. Thus the partisan
competition will open up, embracing the norms and principles of change
of government through the elections," added Akuey.
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21 June 04:00, by Newsudan
SPLM IG,SPLM IO,SPLM FDs,all these groups are looters,where do 4
billions US$ go in the first place,SPLM Garang was one we trust,oh
lord,we are left with looters no roads,hospitals, schools, idps camps,
camps of refugees.writing on the wall ya our politicians
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21 June 06:33, by Eastern
The old man has spoken some sense today; belligerance is unsustainable.
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21 June 06:43, by jubaone
Eastern,
Is this not the very jienge oldie who vehemently differed with
Garang’s SPLM and was NCP hardliner who wad appointed Dep. Parliament
speaker in Khartoum? Is this not the jienge oldie who kept silent when
the Muraheleen and Mesiriya enslaved jienges of Aweil and some sold in
slave markets of El daien, Babanusa and El obeid? OMG!
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21 June 06:51, by Tilo
Jiang Council of Elders,
Please stay away from country political affairs, peace will
prevail in the country, Your in first place who manipulated president
which has led the country in to disaster today.
You need to acknowledge that you have fail the country and admit
your bad did and give peace a chance. Learn to work for the country
not a community
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