Madi -Acholi Conflict: Joint Parliamentary Team on Fact-finding Mission A parliamentary team is on a fact-finding mission to assess the conflict between the Madi and Acholi communities.03 November 2011 Members of the team among them (R-L) Prof Francis Ataba, Grace Abalang, EES Deputy Governor Nartisio Loluke and Caesar Loyalala. [© Gurtong]By Peter Lokale Nakimangole
TORIT, 03 November 2011 [Gurtong] –The team that was commissioned by the Eastern Equatoria State Parliamentary caucus from the National Assembly and the Council of States in Juba a week ago is led by the National Assembly member Caesar Baye Loyalala. The team met the Eastern Equatoria State Governor over the weekend after which it headed to Magwi County on Monday for the site visit. The team comprises of former Eastern Equatoria State Education Minister Professor Francis Ben Ataba who currently serves as MP in the National Legislative Assembly, National Legislative Assembly members Grace Abalang and Henry Dillang Odwar and Marko Lokale Lopukei from the Council of States. Loyalala told the press after meeting the Deputy State Governor and State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement Nartisio Loluke that besides getting views of the state leaders at the executive level, the team resolved to visit the ground for first-hand information on the conflict. “We will compile a report which we will present to the Eastern Equatoria State Parliamentary caucus for further action”, he said. An inter-church team that is also spearheading efforts to unite the warring communities arrived in Torit from Juba yesterday. The team comprises of Emeritus Retired Bishop Paride Taban who comes from the Madi ethnic community in Magwi County. The delegation left Torit for Magwi yesterday morning to hold a peace and reconciliation conference. Posted in: Home, Governance, Parliaments, Peace Documents -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
