W. Equatoria Governor addresses the state assembly on state security ArticleComments (0). Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 9, 2011 (KAMPALA) - The governor of Western Equatoria state, Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro, addressed the state legislative assembly on the security situation in the state on 8 November. WES governor, Joseph Bakosoro addressing the State Assembly, Western Equatoria, November 8, 2011 (ST/Gift Bullen Friday)The address was also attended by the house of representatives speaker, Bakulu Mandeson and prominent traditional rulers. Bakosoro said he learnt of the recent rebellion of Peter Abdal Rahman Sule from the commissioner of Mundri East county on 29 October. Sule is leader of the United Democratic Front, a faction which split from the United Democratic Salvation Front in 2003. Sule was arrested after a battle with the South Sudanese army, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) on 3 November. Bakosoro applauded the county authorities and citizens of Mundri East and in particular the citizens of Jambo for alerting the state government on the presence of Sule’s forces. “I would like to make it clear to all people that Western Equatoria state shall not be used as courtyard for waging war against our new nation the Republic of South Sudan and Western Equatoria state government. Whoever is plotting against WES will not succeed as long as people of the State need peace not war,” said Bakosoro. The second deputy speaker, Bage James Elisa commended Bakosoro, saying, “the Governor has shown the leadership of South Sudan that Western Equatoria state is not part of any rebellion, and would like to condemn in the strongest term what Abdal-Rahman Sule has done to the citizens of Western Equatoria state specially the Moru people.” The Moru are an ethnic group residing predominantly in Mundri and Maridi counties. Bakosoro said that the number of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) atrocities within the state has dramatically dropped, but that citizens should be vigilant and Elisa, hailed the steps taken to apprehend the LRA leader. The LRA is an armed militia hailing from northern Ugandan, which has been the scourge of the region for 15 years. (ST) -- 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.
