Senior officials in W. Equatoria receive death threats
April 23, 2010 (YAMBIO) – Simon Ngbiidigi, the Western Equatoria Secretary General of State High Election Committee (SHEC), and the head of SHEC, has received telephone death threats from anonymous callers, Sudan Tribune has learned.
The threats are reported amidst speculation that relationship between State authorities and SHEC officials has been severely strained since the burning of ballot papers and SHEC stand to maintain its credibility in conducting electoral process in Western Equatoria.
The anonymous phone callers who had threatened Mr. Ngbiidigi Wednesday and Thursday had also mentioned the name of Mr. Sulubia, and had warned that Ngbiidigi would be hanged on a lamp post in Yambio.
All SHEC officials are sleeping outside their residents at night, in fear of being dealt with during odd hours.
“Caretaker governor and SPLM gubernatorial candidate has been mounting pressure on Simon Ngiidigi to change the result in her favor,” accused an opposition source.
With all ballot casted votes counted with the exception of Yeri whose ballot papers were burnt, the results still show Col Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro leading by over 4,000 votes (records of party agents).
Due to numerous on death threats, senior SHEC officials and other politicians are reported to be in hiding during night hours.
Since ballot papers’ counting started in WES, police and SPLA forces have been patrolling the streets of Yambio and all its suburbs – under the pretext of securing ballot papers.
Public gatherings in and around Yambio town have been banned, markets closed and clinics.
State owned Radio (Yambio FM) has banned from hosting election related topics, for the last three days, only music is playing in 24 hours, songs that are like critical of government have been banned to play over Yambio FM.
Eyewitness confirmed that, since elections results started to trickle in, all security forces in Yambio have been put at maximum alert, with more deployment.
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Dinka Boy
Senior officials in W. Equatoria receive death threats
WES is another State that is making some purring,but their independent still will lose. No! No!, there is nothing call hang ,this is to scare the secretary.
Mr Secretary, stay calm because there is no threat against you because there is no way that some one can burn the ballots in your absence and cause you trouble. None! take it easy. Nunu oyeee
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Dinka Boy
Senior officials in W. Equatoria receive death threats
Mr King,
You completely failed to understand my messege. If you have excellence analytical skills, it would be better for you to root out what iam talking about before making unpleasant sound to the public. My friend, i have nothing against the people of WES to changed their leaders,but i have to tell the citizens the leader that i have witnessed his/her leadership. Yes, iam supporting governor Jemma Nunu Kamba for her dedication effort she does in the SPLM since and during the war.
After she completed her education, she come right away to serve his people while the rest where still hidding under the umbrella of bushy trees. Governor Nunu was the crutial leader who had witness the hard negotiation between CPA. She was among the SPLM delegations who went to khartoum during peace agreement while Joseph still from nowhere.
She has been the governor for these periods and you can see her development in Yambio,let alone the roads that are still existing and the one being maintained now because of her administration. Yes, the hatred against leaders in the South Sudan mainly can not be ignored. In our country( South Sudan), very few people just recognized leaders for their excellent achievement,but most of others like you support those who hate SPLM or Support the enemy of South and that is a clear fact my dear.
Please asked yourself why there is no complianed in most States in South Sudan? do you think that there are no people who want pay/money? do you think that there are no people who have different views about SPLM or leaders?. The overal answer is that we have to patience and act responsibly instead of making noise because if someone makes noise then his/her words can not be understood by the counterpart.
I hope you will take that piece and that is why lots of people endure lives for decades other everybody would make noise since you were not born. If you are supporting someone who is threatening the HEC secretary for the burned ballot then it is you will hang him not the people of WES. Why making loud noise on the internet.
I know you hate SPLM but you will take it nowhere my dear in the South.
Please be careful before commenting to my comments because i have sophisticated comprehension about SPLM and many issues in the South then You. Iam sure 100%.
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Dassi
Senior officials in W. Equatoria receive death threats
Guys,
Your commets are taking us no where. It should be about the article and the propblems we are facing as South Sudanes. We should make use of this tool to get ito fruitfull discusion which benifits all. It should be about a replying to a crazy cowboy whose comments are driven by hatrate and ignorance. He is a distraction to you guys and should be totaly ignored.