Warrap state’s Aguok community conference launches development campaign
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By Ngor Arol Garang
March 8, 2012 (JUBA) - The three day conference bringing together
different sections and ethnic groups from the Aguok community in
Gogrial West county, Warrap state ended on Thursday with the launching
of a development campaign.
Aciec Kuot Kuot, the Gogrial West county commissioner, told Sudan
Tribune on Thursday from Alek, that they discussed “some of the
communal issues, and agreed to work together.”
Kuot, who chaired the conference, said they discussed issues related
to the community accepting and adopting new agricultural techniques by
training ox-ploughs; making and maintaining peace with the
neighbouring communities; and launching development program campaigns.
At the conference they also resolved to call for investors, both
national and international, to invest in the area, specifically in
agriculture, forestry and fishing as well as setting up private
hospitals and building schools.
“Some of the people like brother Kiir Gai have already made their
contributions. He has contributed money and 21 boreholes. 61 other
people, including myself, have also come forward to contribute. These
contributions will be used to construct at least one primary school
and primary health unit in Malual Ayuen and other areas,” said Kuot.
He mentioned some of the resolutions had been made to contribute
labour as well as finance.
He also explained that the government would complete the necessary
funding, once these contributions had been taken into account.
He called upon community leaders to lead by example with regards to
the adoption of new agricultural cultivation techniques, using his own
farmland as an example – in 2011 it produced 20 bags of sorghum and is
on track to improve upon that in 2012, from crops he planted himself.
Joseph Akol Wek, a member of the organising committee told Sudan
Tribune he was extremely impressed by the level of attendance and
participation at the conference, which even attracted overseas
Diaspora.
Wek said some of the conference participants included senior
government officials such as presidential advisor on
inter-governmental linkage, Tor Deng Mawien, chairperson of
international relations at South Sudan National Legislative Assembly,
Lual Deng Kuel, and ambassador Bol Wek Agoth.
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