UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
By Ngor Arol Garang
September 10, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The leader of a newly formed Party, United Democratic Party (UDP), Mr. Tong Lual Ayat, today protested exclusion from Juba conference saying it violates South-South dialogue and unity of purpose amongst southern political parties.
In a meeting convened by the SPLM, the Sudanese opposition parties are preparing to hold before the end of the month a conference to discuss the political future of the country from the perspective of next year elections and the 2011 referendum.
The SPLM said it meant to invite the vital and main political forces in the country, the National Congress Party, its peace partner as well as some forces of the National Unity government.
The UDP is one of the 74 Sudanese political parties formed last year and registered in 2009 by group comprising all Sudanese ethnic group including northerners from Dongala, Darfur, East, Blue Nile, Nuba Mountains and Abyei saying wants to restore the country’s dignity tarnished by wars.
The chairman of the United Democratic Party, Mr. Tong Lual, in an interview with Sudan Tribune, condemned the SPLM decision to exclude them from Juba Conference and described the last week alliance with the Umma party of former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi as a conspiracy against the interest of southern Sudanese people.
“The Umma alliance with SPLM is nothing but conspiracy against people interest in Southern referendum and elections,” he said; adding that Juba conference has fallen short to mention these issues in the papers presented by the SPLM and its allies.
“SPLM should have organized this conference in agreement with her partner,” the National Congress Party, because contents of agendas of discussion are national issues, therefore, SPLM failure to convince NCP with other parties is a violation of the CPA and SPLM shall be held accountable to what will happen in this country,” he commented .
Tong who was angered by the exclusion from Juba conference during the interview further said that SPLM decision to ignore political parties emanated from Secretary Pagan Amum Okiech whom he described doesn’t care about the will of southern political forces.
He went further to add that SPLM would have invited southerners to discuss the future of the south together,” instead of doing it alone with their Northerners alliances.
“This conference is similar to Juba 1947 conference, when the future of southern Sudan was discussed by educated Northerners and few Southerners sultans who were not educated,” he described.
He further added that because of such ill-exclusion, the 1947 agreement resulted into Torit mutiny in 1955, which became Anya Movement in 1961 and the SPLM in 1983, he explained.
“Southerners are tired of war and therefore, any future of southern Sudan should not be decided alone by the SPLM,” he adds.
He continued to say this movement was only mandated by the Southerners to negotiate CPA with NCP on behave of the entire marginalized populace.
He said the liberation war was fought by many Sudanese people from different parties who became SPLM in the bush under New Sudan Vision.
The angered UDP chairman concluded his interview with call upon President of GOSS and Chairman of the SPLM to look in to these issues which exclude participation of the political parties immediately prior to the commencement of the conference on 21 September 2009 in Juba.
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Kur
UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
We need verybody on board of political specrum in the South Sudan, but I am afraid it will make no sense to invite all hundreds of the political parties that exist in the South today. Some like UDP exist in name only. So please build yourself Mr. Tong and your party as a vaible political force, and you will take part next time.
Kur
Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
This is a party that used to terrorized the murle and Nuer, now it coming to act publically you talk of separation yet your poor dinkas are crying for the arabs. They want the little amount of sugar they always get with heavy load. Poor dinkas you can’t make any difference with creation of parties. Different view and opinion will always cause problems. Stick to your corrupt SPLA not Union of Dinkas Policy UDP.
Oduko
UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
Oh yeah UDP hold on a second, and you Mr. Tong Lual the heard of UDP when did you form so Called UDP and where like church paster before? and acording to your record you are just cattle keeper second you break up with your own to wifes not even one hahahahah laught at some plolitical parties leaders some times now here is my new party CRAZY BROTHER OF SOUTH
head of it: Dinka boy
vice president: Busta 2
second: vice President Logic Boy
Secretary: Madit
their Northern partner Oshey
Doctor: of the new Party is Oduko
so if you see your names here that means you are Member of this new Party..
Oduck Bol
UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
You said the truth Mr Tong Lual Ayat:
SPLM should have not left you out. As you said.
First,war was fought by many different parties in this case your party would have not been ignored by the SPM. Be with them and speak out for your right.
Second, SPLM should have been sticking with NCP event they have conflicts on some issues because NCP was the one that signed CPA for SPLM and (We thank NCP for that) than making coalition with other parties that were in the power before but they had denied the right of southerns nation.
Third, SPM is to be accountable for any war that may break out between north and south again; because SPM is seem to turn its face away from those whom they made a deal with. Let me ask this question. How will SPLM feel if Upper Nile State say today that they are going to separate from south Sudan? put Yourself in that place (NCP). Iam sure most of southerns will go crazy. SPLM should take NCP as its first friend because of the benefit of its nations. Enough for our love once we have lost.
Oduck Bol
Joseph Dut Gak
UDP protests exclusion from Juba Conference
Numerous parties !
These numerous parties in the southern re becomethe matter of may be creating the jobs , becoz the re not doing things og national issues it has just become of matter of small differences than you away and form the party . it really the waste of time and resources becoz of being based personal gain.
Dut