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Vulnerable voters given preferential treatment in Sudan’s referendum voting:official

January 10, 2011 (RUMBEK) – A voter and a polling station official have confirmed that vulnerable persons were given special treatment on the first day of polling as was recommended during civic education campaigns.

handicapped_referendum.jpgJacob Laat Machol who is the head of Achol Theen polling station in Rumbek Central county told Good News Radio that queuing voters respected less able-bodied people, among them, pregnant women, those breastfeeding, the old and the disabled, by giving them a chance to vote first.

Southern Sudanese citizens were voting, in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, on whether or not they want to form a new country or remain united with the north.

Laat acknowledged the cooperation of the voters saying there is an amicable spirit among those lining up to vote.

He also said that some voters arrived at the polling station as early as 4.00am, some four hours ahead of the official balloting time.

Speaking to Good News Radio seconds after casting her vote at Achol Theen Centre, Aboma Isaac Daniel, a pregnant widow, confirmed that the voters lining up to vote and the polling officers “are giving priority to breastfeeding and pregnant women”.

She also said that the day means a lot to her, recalling that the civil war claimed her husband. She also recalled the different countries she has been as a refugee, among them, Egypt and Kenya.

Aboma expressed confidence that the referendum will result in the birth of a new nation.

(ST)

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  • landlord
    landlord

    Vulnerable voters given preferential treatment in Sudan’s referendum voting:official
    We will keeping supervising you untill you get leadership skill.
    Ahah you getwech tot yuol you can think of what to write day and night but you will never convence any living person inculding nuer themsleves.

    what i know so far is that you need to clean the dirty person that will never be forgiven and forgotten by whol sudan and inparticular south sudan for his wicked evil oaf doom act.

    if you cannot solve Dr riek machar his own family homesick what do you think that you can make him to be a person of good?

    Getwech tot yuol you have try it hearder to defend mr anyagat but you fail to make him[riek] looked clean.

    he never sign any documents in CPA since they know him that is not clever enought to follow stratgies.

    He do thing in shot term that can event confused him easily.

    now he is still under the shadow of the brave leadership of mighty superpower great Monyjaing man of they men. what can he do a bout it?

    now he got family malitia which is now stabing south sudanes at the back would that make him as a leader in south rether then in hid bed with his former girl friend

    i don’t when to wast my time saying all the curb creat by mr nyagat since everbody knew him. death to him.

    but one thing for you son of nyagat

    lat me be clear to you sine you are nuer with inperson,

    there will be no and big no path to leadership without consulting mighty superpower DINKA/MONYJAING the man of the men.

    wether you like it or not now way untill you nyagateen bowdown on your knee and say thank you mighty superpower monyjaingda for lat me in,

    and that is what exactly you are saying now or crying but you will say it i swear to GOD mark my worde gewech

    Dinka are not dumb brother.

    The playboy riek machar will be a leader of whor since he don’t have really wife in nuer comunity,

    But dear getwech please don’t ask me why he don’t have a really wife since we both know where he get his pleasuer from white whors sorry to say this but i can’t keep it.

    Now there is a say saying that in MIGHTY SUPERPWER DINKA MONYJAING proverb if you walk with thief you will be a thief,

    If you walk with murder, you will be a murder,

    if you walk with whor you will became whor,

    now i prove it right since anglina was got married to nyagat, she became nyagat what a funny proveb from mighty superpower DINKA.
    death to riky machar tenydhurgondogy

    either be with MIGHTY SUPERPOWER DINKAS to get second position or go with bashir so that the ICC will issue your next arrest warrenty
    thank you

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  • SPLM-DC
    SPLM-DC

    Vulnerable voters given preferential treatment in Sudan’s referendum voting:official
    one of the friend of me told me that our party member who caught buying voter cards in Wulu county was beated and tortured by Lake state government and he is in critical condition under inhumane situation. and this reporter known as Manyang never report about his condition.

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  • Deng E. Manyuon
    Deng E. Manyuon

    Vulnerable voters given preferential treatment in Sudan’s referendum voting:official
    That spirit of giving especial and preferential treatment to vulnerable people is applauded. That is sign of humanity. I hope the same approach should continue and it should also be extended to cover our senior citizens and veterans of war.

    Deng

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