Lakes State Students Union Hold Unity Meeting In Kampala
Lakes State Youth leaders gathered in Kampala to discuss the situation in Rumbek where they claim youth are being arrested and randomly send to prison without a hearing. 26 March 2013 By Gabriel Mayom RUMBEK, 26 March 2013 [Gurtong] – Youth representative from Cueibet County through the Cueibet Community Association (CCA) and the youth representatives from the greater Yirol through the Greater Yirol Youth Union (GYYU) and Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) brainstormed on the way forward to help the state government in managing the insecurity in the state. The meeting asked the state government to handle young men with proper respect and value them as future leaders of South Sudan instead of applying martial laws which undermine their integrity to South Sudan ruling party (SPLM). Thon Machar Majak, Secretary General of South Sudanese Student Union in Uganda said that peace and stability could assist the future of Lakes State. Mandela Marial Makuong, Rumbek Youth Union Chairman called upon students and the Lakes State community to promote peace and harmony within governance. “Students and entire communities of Lakes State should tie together for peace and prosperity for all,” he said. Meanwhile, the Chairman of Cueibet Community Association (CCA) Aton Mathiang Majok urged Lakes state citizens to fight hunger and get rid of insecurity and to engage the youth in crop cultivation. He urges youth to engage in developmental programmes and called upon the state government to assist agriculture and immediately stop carrying out mass arrests. “People of Lakes state should fight poverty through encouraging agriculture other than fighting each other at the state level. Cattle raiding should immediately stop and government to encourage good governance,” said Mathiang. Lakes state elected Governor Chol Tong Mayay was sacked by President Salva Kiir in January and replaced him with military caretaker governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol. The president has been criticized by the Lakes state citizens on the move to sack an elected governor. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
