State Postpones Demo Against Fighting Eastern Equatoria State government has postponed the earlier announced peaceful demonstration until further notice, the government spokesperson Clement Laku Chichim has announced. 18 December 2013
*By Peter Lokale Nakimangole* *TORIT, 18 December 2013 [Gurtong] – *He clarified to the press that the demos against the attempted coup in the country were scheduled to take place today in Torit capital. However, he requested all civil servants to report to their work places. On similar note, the official government spokesperson, Laku, who is currently the state Information Minister reiterated that all the businessmen and women have to unconditionally resume their work as usual so people could access services. He also told the press this morning that the rally was planned as per announced to be held in Torit Freedom Square after peaceful demos conducted across the town. He also called for citizens to maintain calmness and equally try their best distancing themselves from the ongoing turmoil in Juba. According to him, the peaceful demonstrations intended to bring together state citizens with government employees, churches, civil society groups, students and pupils, to show solidarity with the Country’s president’s Kiir stance against rebellions. Eastern Equatoria has declared a curfew in Torit in response to the on-going violence in Juba. The State minister of information, Clement Laku, called for citizens to be calm and to distance themselves from the developments in Juba, urging them to remain in their homes. Louis Lobong Lojore, the state governor, said the situation in Juba was now calm. On Monday, the president announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Juba, saying justice would prevail. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooS_dOYBd5WFjqk5%2Bb94EGPjvwd0srqtJgq78-Jh77ZYA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
