SPLM gubernatorial candidate in Western Equatoria accused of plagiarism
February 25, 2010 (YAMBIO) — Officials from the Gubernatorial Independent Candidate campaign team have presented accusations of plagiarism at incumbent gubernatorial SPLM Candidate following the copying of their respective manifesto ahead of the April 2010 general elections.
Caretaker Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Louis Wabeyote was quoted privately as revealing.
“Series of key information are being extracted by the campaigning team of incumbent governor,” he said.
Western Equatoria Independent candidate Col Joseph Bakosoro launched his manifesto on Wednesday 10th February 2010 at South Sudan Analysis website.
The manifesto, which covers the period 2010-2015, outlines the Independent’s vision, principal strategic objectives and program priorities for various sectors of the Western Equatoria economy.
Campaign Team, of WES Independent Candidate while acknowledging the sacrifice made by its members of the manifesto committee said he was greatly troubled by the fact that the incumbent’s ongoing draft manifesto which shall be available soon in some respects reflected a copy of the hard work invested by members of the Independent Candidate and especially the manifesto committee.
In press statement, Campaign Manager also expressed outrage. He said “the act was tantamount to stealing the formula or ingredients that go into making a product. The Independent’s manifesto is the formula for the programmes and plans of our dream to provide for the well being of our people.”
He also said that extracting of chunks of information by the Incumbent from the Independent Candidate manifesto and placing it into their document represents not just a lack of integrity but a lack of vision, intellectual capacity and ability on the part of the SPLM candidate to provide for the well being of the Western Equatoria community at this stage of WES’s development.
He noted that after the campaigning is over it will take a combination of vision, skill, intellect, the commitment and dedication to stabilize, adjust and grow the Western Equatoria economy while focusing on social reconstruction, environmental management, health care improvements, infrastructural development and development of the State’s human resources.
The latest copyright breach of political manifesto by a third part is the first of its kind in the history of Western Equatoria politics.
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SPLM gubernatorial candidate in Western Equatoria accused of plagiarism
wow ! that will be big blow to the incumbent governor if these accusation are found to be true. We, southerners are hungery for really changes. they delivery of the promised manifesto is more important than just the rhetoric. I do believed that each candidiates should present their original ideas so that we, the voters can decide to elect the best transformational figure to changes the idile face of sudan and to bring really changes. We dinkas people do not condole thieves ino our community and if one is found guilty of this kind of misconduct should be expell in the community to avoid family shame, whereas, Nuer condole murderer and bunches of thieves/plagiarism moving between Khartoum ideas and Spla ideas with out presenting their original ideas about governing. Riek Machar is great shame the SPLA has rightnow. All failures arising from SPLA leadership rightnow are because of rieck.
babadit
SPLM gubernatorial candidate in Western Equatoria accused of plagiarism
Whob told you that those Junkies like Nunu with no direction can have some thing to present to the people of WES next time.
Nothing but lies only to the people who don’t know where they are going soon after the Election.
She better quit before it is late for to realize that she has no dream in WES apart from killing ordinary Citizens
ukech
SPLM gubernatorial candidate in Western Equatoria accused of plagiarism
Col Joseph’s campaign managers should not damage their image by engaging in these kind of smear campaign against their opponent, Ms Kumba. Instead of worrying about campaign message similarities which is likely to occur, let them focus on sending their key themes for elections; the people will judge for themselves who is stealing whose messages, or rather who to vote for.
Regards
Ukech