S. Sudan president calms tension in Northern Liech state
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September 17, 2017 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir
has, in a bid to diffuse the simmering tension among members of his
ruling party (SPLM) in Northern Liech state, met several politicians
from the region.
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President Salva Kiir speaks during the inauguration of the new SPLM
premises in Juba on 15 November 2013 (Photo Moses Lomayat)
The state governor Joseph Nguen Monytuil led the delegation that met
the South Sudanese leader in the capital, Juba on Saturday.
A number of area officials and politicians, including the presidential
advisor on security affairs Tut Kew Gatluak, attended the meeting.
President Kiir, according to the aide, vowed that his administration
would prioritize peace and unity, but appealed to the leaders of
Northern Liech state to reconcile among themselves and see how to
overcome their various differences to improve any given situations.
“The president was very clear on the need to unite as politicians from
the area. And I agree with them because I don’t want to see some kind
of a permanent rift. It will not help us. Some people will utilize
them to further divide our people who are for peace”, said Gatluak.
The official acknowledged that some politicians in the area were not
only causing problems in the state but to the entire country as well.
“We want to bring them, the people causing political concern in the
area in the right direction”, stressed the senior presidential aide.
South Sudan’s presidential spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny said the
delegation met the president and discussed existing political
differences while exploring how to find ground for cooperation.
The two sides agreed to put aside their differences and work together
so as to support the president and first vice president, harmonize
messages and activities for the people and for peaceful coexistence
between all segments of their communities, said Ateny.
He, however, said the president assured the delegation from Northern
Liech state of his full support for the realization of the peace
across the state in particular and across the entire country.
The state information minister, Lam Tungwar said the delegation met
the president with promises to resolve all existing political
differences.
Meanwhile, those privy to the differences among the politicians
attributed the cause to several reasons. Some of the immediate
concerns, they argued, relate to removal of assignments from some
military officers hailing from the Bul Nuer section in the state who
fought alongside government forces during the war.
These officers, multiples sources told Sudan Tribune, have not been
replaced in recent military changes with officers loyal to first vice
president Taban Deng Gai, a political rival of Governor Monytuil.
Other sources at the presidency claimed these differences became more
complicated after the government suspended financial support it used
to the pro-government forces under the command of Major General
Puljang Mathew and shifted support to the office of the first vice
president in the name of a peace budget.
(ST)
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17 September 23:25, by Kush Natives
Pathetic! What’s wrong with you people? When one thing seem to be
in a solution bracket, the other things come up out of the bracket,
South Sudan is in equation.
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17 September 23:33, by Kush Natives
Taban himself must be charged for negligence, he’s causing so
much confusion somewhere here, why would the government stop financial
assistance from Matthew Puljang? Do the government think Puljang will
give it a chance? Uh no, President Salva Kiir MUST think outside the
box, because this is too much.
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18 September 03:40, by Jubaa5
The truth must be said ,history will juge,Dinka are the
majorty in population yes we know ,but their rule has shown no quality
at all ,we are ruled by a lion.
If you argue with any dinka man about what is going on now in
S.Sudan,he will tell you blindly that things are running well.People
are tired of dika system,we want a change new leader not from
Dinka,enough is enough,dinka is like cancer
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18 September 06:53, by Kush Natives
Jubaa5,
That’s why whoever you call yourselves will remain fools
for good, why do you folks always judge every single crazy mistake
that happened in the country on Dinka? Being naively and ignorance are
always what killing South Sudanese people period. We failed to be
fairly tell the truth. Dinka will not correct everything that’s going
on in the country called South, but all of us can.
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18 September 07:54, by Lotodo Awino Odug
you are talking to the same useless old man Jubaone.
let cry his ass off while going forward with development. Jur only
appreciate sex, food and beer. the rest means nothing to their little
bird brains.
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18 September 07:48, by Midit Mitot
Kuch Natives,
South Sudan as a country has no problem, but your fake leaders
are the one,s messing-up everything. don,t you know that Taban is
another strong virus like Kiir?
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17 September 23:38, by lino
You should know by Ya President ; when you take food away from one
person’s mouth and put in the other, you would have created a
problem!!!
You should have allocated a new food for the new comers before
messing with the first one. Now it is another to solve or else your
problems will not end!!!
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18 September 05:15, by gakthon
Mrs jubaa
the failure of ss comes when u n your other pathetic people failed
to differentiate btn Dinka n Govrn n just start to attack every Dinka,
this unreasonable judge has shown that u are not sound in mind because
whenever you decide to comment on every single article, u talk about
Dinka as if they r pple working in Govr only. Why don’t you just
criticize the top who make decisions for countr
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18 September 06:15, by Tilo
Kiir You should have known by now, there is no body in juba for
genuine peace all of them are there for position n money period,
therefore once you cut off the supply they have no reason to work in
harmony in ur government. First and for most u need to get rid of all
the fake p’ple from ur government and give peace a chance otherwise
peace will never prevail in the country any time sooner
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