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Citizens happy about reopening of Ruweng-Abyei road ABYEI/ABIEMNHOM (25 Jan.) Citizens in Rummamer and Abiemnhom Counties said they are happy about the reopening of the Abiemnhom-Rummamer road. Traders and drivers told Abyei Today that they are very happy about the move because the route has a history of being a lifeline connecting the Upper Nile and Abyei regions, saying the road was neglected during war time and ended up covered with trees. In December 2016, the route was revived by mutual cooperation between the two governments. Ruweng state contributed heavy vehicles to remove trees and carry out road levelling, while the Abyei administration supported the operation with fuel. Some people said the reopening of the road will breathe life into villages along the road, saying the road will strengthen commercial and social ties.The official opening ceremony was attended by government officials and traditional leaders from Abyei and Ruweng state as well as villagers. Peter Dau, political advisor of Ruweng governor, said the security situation would be jointly provided by the administrations. He called on the commissioners of Rummamer and Abiemnhom west to establish tax points at each site to encourage movement. Meanwhile, Gordon Mawec Malau, a county commissioner from northern Liech state, called on local residents in neighbouring areas to treat passing people politely. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo46WaCsdHyOO6%3Dp_6ws_vsnDbx9TxtmEZbJRBr7UzPXQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
