Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
By Manyang Mayom
March 16, 2010 (RUMBEK) – A rally of thousands of supporters of the incumbent South Sudanese presidential contender was disrupted in Unity State on Monday. Due to the disruption, SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir Mayardit cancelled his appearance and flew back to Juba.
Anti-SPLM elements sabotaged the event, according to Luk Riek, a member of the state secretariat and reporter for the Gurtong website.
Kiir’s sole rival in the contest for the presidency is SPLM-“Democratic Change” leader Dr. Lam Akol. As the crowd built on Monday, some in the crowd began countering the chants of ‘SPLM oyee’ with ‘Change oyee’.
Supporters of independent candidates were also chanting “independency oyee” while waiting to welcome the SPLM presidential candidate to stadium. They also carried their parties’ symbols and candidates’ pictures
After a short period of time while the organizers were trying to sort out this confusion, hand-to-hand fighting occurred between two SPLM candidates when State Minister of Education William Daud Riek ordered independent candidates and others political parties’ supporters to leave Bentiu Stadium.
Eyewitnesses said that the SPLM presidential candidate decided to go back to Juba without briefing his supporters in Bentiu.
Salva Kiir Mayardit’s state campaign manager Dr. Joseph Nguen Manytuil, who is also contesting for Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA), affirmed that “all people should not be dismissed whether they are from other parties provided that they all here to listen to the SPLM presidential candidate’s words”. He added that belligerence, however, would be grounds for removal from the stadium.
Dr. Joseph Manytuil, along with Madam Angelina Jany, were adversaries to the leadership of Governor Taban Deng. When neither were nominated as the candidate for the governorship, Angelina decided to stand as an independent candidate.
Unity State has seven candidates seeking for the governorship which include incumbent caretaker governor Taban Deng Gai from SPLM, Bol Liyliy Mathot from NCP, Andrea Kuong Ruei from Forum party, James Mabor Gatkuoth from United Democratic Front Main Stream UDSF/MS party, Thomson Thoan Teny from SPLM-DC and two independent candidates being Madam Angelina Jany Teny and James Kuong Nirew.
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mohammed ali
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
This is very bad and very dangerous.This is the vice- president of Sudan and president of the GOSS, in this capacity ,he should be respected.Those who oppose him should either listen and maintain order or not to come at all.
Strong and united SPLA is important for the security of the south and the whole Sudan at large, with or without secession.This dos not necessarly mean the SPLA should win the election outwardly.They can compete in a clean ,fair and healthy enviorment with other parties.
Obviously there is a problem within the SPLA.The communist clique within the political bureau made a mess by trying to control the party through tactis and without the conscent of the people.They have isolated the party and themselves from their supporters.Salva Kirr should move very fast and try to accomodate the so called independant candidates, as long as they were chosen by their electrolar collegues.
Where is the SG? He should be the one who is organising these meetings and gathering support for his boss instead of wandering with Arman who will loose the elections in the north, by all data.
I hope people here will approach this event rationally and with responsibility.Any tribal talk here or there will ignite violence, which every decent human being will regret.
Let us preach peace and hope.The path of peace should continue all over Sudan, with or without secession.
Dr.Agany
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
This is a signal to boss Kiir and his political stools in every state that people’s ideas should be respected instead of forcing unpopular leaders on them. This government has fake strategies of leadership. Its so called political elites still have movement mentality that if the loyal members of SPLM are not in control of the government in every state, then there might be a rebellion from that state against SPLM. This is wrong perception! The leadership should understand that people used to revolt against unfair exertion of force during the movement but not the truth and peace.
Kiir should be popular in NBGS if he accepts the choice of people with General Dau instead of Malong and also in Unity State if he accepts the choice of people, otherwise nothing will be successful unless controlling people military which will be unpopular strategy also.
Majok e Deng
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
What this dumbass-cratic change is all about?
Aduol Liet
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
To: Salve Kiir Manyardit.
I think you have learn something from now. You have been chosen wrong person to be your vice president from that State of Unity otherwise, they should be respected you as a president of Southern Sudan but that is how you will probable understand when we told you that, even though you offering to give them all kinds of positions they have it now still you will never and never win in Neurs votes for sure and that is the fact you will witness after election.
Although you have left without talking to some maybe of your supporters let me assume that way personal, I think this is a good Idea for you to leave them alone because there are some languages going on within Riak Machar Teny and his wife Angelina Jany. I might add something that, Riak Machar Teny was supposed to go there and make campaigning instead of you, because that is the guy they like him very much including Paulino Matip Nhial and Riak’s wife Angelina Jany Teny but they don’t see what you did to them for the first time since Sudan independence in 1956. I wish your advisor will tell you to keep out from going to some dangerous places like Unity State and that is part of your learning since you throw a way Dinka and love Neur than anything, because you thought that you will get votes from Neurs people this is unlikely to win in Neur Communities.
Salve Kiir Manyardit, maybe you need to think twice about your friendship with Riak Machar Teny. We like you very much for the fact that, you have not took any step back but the Idea of bringing Riak Machar Teny to vice president, was very unwisely moved. We know you tried to show them that, you are a peaceful man but in the nature of Neur it doesn’t go that way and quite frankly. Riak Machar Teny and his wife Angelina Jany have been hidding some agendas that, you might be surprising later on. They are afaird to tell you that, they are about to form another Party and you will hear it in the future just for your knowledge to know. The desperation of Riak Machar Teny for leadership did not even end even when he came back as you were the one who apparently welcome him back in the first place but he is in different page. The bad thing which I don’t like in Southern Sudan is that, when you are trying to tell someone something that, maybe true then, whoever, will not listen to you because of ignoring other opinions is so common in the SPLA/SPLM/Movement in two decades. Nominating Riak Machar Teny to be your deputy chairman in the SPLA/SPLM was absolutely very big mistake from you and I think you will loss some Dinka votes too because they don’t want Riak Machar Teny base on his recently disasters he made. During the time he came back in the SPLA/SPLM he said, he will need any position unfortunately, you guy gave him teeth again and that why he is desperate for another leadership. Prsumable this Riak Machar Teny can not even convence his people because he is the part of generating problems in Southern Sudan.
Go back to Sudan’s history as you know more than I do. Why the Sudan government had never appointed one person from the Neur politician to serve as a Sudanese vice president.? Sudan government have been appointed these VP, in Southern Sudan namely MR, Joseph Lagu, MR, Abel Alier, MR, George Kongor Arop, MR, Moses Machar and many more others but no one on the Neur’s side was been appointed so far from Neur, do you really think those who left Neur not to selected someone from them were stupid people.? The answer is No, they were not stupid people and I belief them that, they were very smarters people because they knew their primitively the natur of Neur even when someone learn a good education like Riak and many others basically, the education they received dosen’t change them for being a primitive attitudes.
Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Excuse me son of corrptee called dinkas boy, people in South are sick of your uncle, it is time for new leadership not traditional man who promote tribalism, corruption and insecurity. Who do you think would waste their time to listen to inexperience and incapable man, who can’t even move an inch of positive step in his political management of South. Disrespect toward your uncle is all around South Sudan including his own place of birth. If that was Akol, Riek or Igga. I would justified that almost everyone would have come in peaceful manner. TIme is up for your uncle to exit the door of poor politics in South, advise him to retire or sign before he get kick by undercover contestants.
Even if you tired hard to spoil nuer in all your life, it is not a surprise to me since your a prejudice man, hopeless, futureless and man of no where. You love to be lead like a blind been fooled by a street gang not knowing exactly who is taking him around. Those who support Kiir leadership are the same like you, they love the way we see South in fatal and other form of sorrow. But this is not what the rest of people would like to see and live. We need our place to be the best of all, safe, clean, fair and rich. Once I hard a homeless bird or parasite insect singing that although Kiir steps down still the leadership of GOSS will be taken over by a dinka man, I really laugh to myself and feel disappointed to the way my people are behind the theory of politics. Those who made such suggestions believed that the leadership in South is a special heritage for a particular clan or community.
Eventually it is not, to make the point clear and obvious for those new born politicians in South. The first and unforgotten history of South Sudan independence has a deep root to Greater Equatorians, the initial idea of self determination in South comes from us. The same that achievement of this poorly implemented CPA still come into existence in our presents. Dinkas and Nuer would have ruined South into ash, just the same to what is happening right now about cattle ridding and other attacks. But we as intelligence people with morale and ethical principles we have brought both sides to live as one here in Great Equatoria, we are the superior bond in South, the only place that united South Sudan is Greater Equatoria, In Bor, Rembek dinkas are hostile to all other communities include their own clans. In Upper Nile still dinkas break into wrong side of the road and causing problems with Nuer, but still they want to get away by accusing nuer.
What you can see at Wani Igga family will never happen if that lady was married to Nuer. Dinkas have turned that family into their refugees shelter, uncles, ants, brothers, sisters, in-laws,cousins, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and friends of those people from Bor or dinkaland have changed the Identity of that family from Equatoria to dinkas family. It happens in Equatoria, but the only person to come is meant to be a close sister, brother or anyone within the family. However at Igga’s family that is a different case, in the evening you may think that these people are here for a meeting, from east to west, north to south all dinkas language. I was surprised when I last pay a visit to our Equatorian popular family. Some people are not a shame of this stupidity and immoral behaviours of taking over a family like that. I wonder it is because of free feeding, free luxurious beds and affordable lifestyle? I find it hard to encourage anyone from my side to attempt crossing the border of intermarriage. Simply it’s system of bringing a disaster. Finally my advise is that you loot public fund it is better to move and live on your own. Leave alone Igga and his wife.
Raan Naath
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Dear Readers,
Unity state Citizens oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Taban and Unity state parasite must go now.
we tied of them.
Dinka Boy
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Dear brothers and Sisters,
I feel the same way too with those who think that South Sudan will be more brighter,but we have Nuer food lovers who are the Bashier slave for centuries. Bashier them food and they feel him, they are community of food, no more then that. South Sudan future will be more brighter than the way our enemies think at the moment as long we have Southern tribes except Nuer who are the coating for Bashier, they are the onlt primitive tribe in the South. Certainly, South Sudan is still young since CPA was sign and this was the reason i talk less about some frequent issues that are facing South Sudan at this short time,but the problem is Nuer parasitics act of looking for food from Bashier as their mean for survivals. We are more than short goal oriented because of Nuer,and that was the reason why most southerners differs from South short-term goals like DR Lam Akol and traitor Riek Machar, and many agents who are employed by Arab to create insecurity to their Southern tribes for their own benefits.
We South Sudanese were not fighting for oil as my brother said before,but we were fight the arab mistreatment because they had undermined our African identity through opaque ideologies that they wish, but are we aware that we have Nuer without knowledge about the fruitfulness of South?
South Sudanese took up arms because the Khartoum governments want to supress our pride through imposition of Sharia law that they used to encouraged more marginalization and undermination,so that african tribes should be in total darkness in their own country. Obviously, we have to stay away from casting our vote to the killer of our brothers and sisters for centuries.
Bashier knows very well that our war will and can not be solve by guns,but we Southerners still cann,t believed on unpredictable issues because we have our weak heart brothers who are always used by Arab to modified the interest of their citizens. Nuer are most primitives who rub after Bashier for centuries,and even if we get independent,they will still begged Bashier to death. Shame on the Nuer,they should be apes.
Arabs are smart for manipulation and cold war. They have tried it since the war erupted in Sudan,and they truely suceed. They armed Southerners to killed themsleves,and its possiblly happened. They bribe the South using abundance money to caused destabilization in the country,and it really happened that was the reasons we kill each other for nothing. We have to wake up this time because we are long term oriented goals, though we have few.
Warning! we Southerns must and should warn ourselves that South Sudan will be more brighter than the way our enemy think,but this stake need more committment than employment. We should and must stay away from Bashier government in this upcoming election because this is one of the reason our South will missed the golden chance toward referendum. Let watch plebiscite properly so that we should not be alure by the bait of bashier government during forthcoming elections.
yes, brother you right. Electing Omer bashier and DR Lam Akol in 2010 means genocide in Sudan meanly in the South. Let vote for Yasir Saeed Arman and Salva Kiir ,so that we can secure part of CPA through wise voting. We need to watch out from ill politicians who endanger the lives of Southerns due to their own interest.
Certainly, Arab government knows that we have people who can not wait when their is abait,but this time we should not accept any if we are having the pride of yearning for our own country-South Sudan in 2011. Thanks, SPLM/A oyeee, DR John Garang Oyeee, Salva Kiir Oyeee ,and South Sudan oyeee. death to traitor Riek Machar before 2011.
Oduck Bol
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
That is right.
Nothing come from nothing and nothing stay the same. You get what you planted. Salva Kiir should not be supperise by the outcome of his job.
Salva Kiir planted Triblasim,insecurity, races at job opportuinty,corruptions,commuinst style of rule and worse of all is land grabing.
Iam saying that Kiir era is done with Islamic law togather we never be under them again,again and again.
God bless my sister.
Akuma
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
People need to be reasonable. IF they are disrubting Dr. Kiir campaign in their state. Whom can they vote and you vote for a person whom you heard his/her voice.
Don’t developed your slavery system, otherwise Kiir will lead Southern Sudan because HE never sleep and share table for food with Arabs like other leaders.
Dr. Akuma,
Chicago, USa
Gatluak Latjor
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Alla! What is wrong here in my beloved Bentiu?
I think Dr.Joseph Manytuil and comrade Daud should know that politics is only centered in proving ideas and pushing political orientation peacefully instead of exchange of firsts between two political rivals. It is true that Bentiu this election days is too emotional, and the independents take the highest levels. This is due to the fact that the independent candidates have the problem of not knowing that they have a problem; a fact that will make them ready resources for the enemies of southern sudan. Recently Dr.Lam Akol, an expert in exploiting emotions did not wait and went to Bentiu and had already fished there.
Indeed, what happened was big shame to the people of Unity state (Bentiu) repesented by their son Dr.Riak Machar and to our president Kiir Mayardit. It should never happen again.
Gatwech
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Dinka Boy (Akol Paul Kordit),
Dr. Riek Machar is soon to be your President in GOSS and take you to 2011. You guys are already screwed up! Good that you don’t know it and only keeping pretending that you know what you are talking about.
You have to follow what the law says so that you understand that your next president is Dr. Riek Machar.
Salvatore Kiir has already publicly and repeatedly declared Dr. Machar as his running mate. This means he will win the elections using the votes casted to Dr. Machar as the Vice President by his supporters who constitute the majority in the South. So Salvatore will become president because of Machar’s supporters.
But do you know what it means to be declared RUNNING MATE and become elected leaders? Ask your people who were at the declaration occassion in Juba there. I was told that Nhial Deng Nhial, the SPLA Affairs minister collapsed and had to be taken to hospital after hearing Salvatore Kiir declaration of Dr. Riek Machar to continue as the Vice President for the next five years.
Do you know why Nhial collapsed? It is because as a lawyer plotting against Dr. Machar he understands the legal implications involved in trying to remove an elected Vice President.
Nhial had wanted Salvatore to contest alone without a declared running mate (Vice President) so that he could choose his favored Vice President after or if he wins the elections. Nhial wanted himself to be the appointed Vice President after elections. Others from Bor-Dinka inlaws wanted James Wani Igga whom they say can allow them to build a Dinka kingdom starting in Equatoria region.
But Salvatore knows that without Dr. Machar’s support Greater Equatoria and Greater Upper Nile regions would hardly vote for him. These regions know that Dr. Machar is the think-tank in the government and has done his very best to neutralize the greed for Dinka Kingdom and defused its build-up. This may complicate things further in a direction we may NOT have predicted.
Here is why Nhial Deng collapsed as a lawyer who understands the CPA and the constitution:
Both the CPA and the Interim Constitution of South Sudan say that “AFTER ELECTIONS”, if the post of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan falls vacant, the Vice President assumes the post as president. The SPLM party has allowed for “running mate” system and the constitution has allowed it to go in this way.
Nhial also understands that removing an elected Vice President whose supporters voted for his president-running mate and appointing a different non-elected one is not possible as the law and citizens who voted for them are concerned. It would be a violation of the whole process which can face very stiff resistance even from the international community.
So there will be NO need even to consult your idiotic SPLM political bureau because the constitittion will NOT need it after the elections as stipulated in the CPA. These two (president and Vice President) will be elected leaders after elections and Vice President can automatically take over from the president if he retires during the next five years.
So Dinka Boy (Akol Paul Kordit) where would you get the guts (legal and moral ground) to deny Dr. Riek from assuming presidency? If you act in violation of the constitution, then you would be asking for your asses to be kicked, and of course with the blessing of the international community.
I think you know what can be done to law breakers and defiants of democratically elected leadership!
You are an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chol Mading
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Dear reader,
I fully concurred with the decision president Kiir made at the Bentiu Stadium. This could have escalated into some thing that might have been serious and that would fulfill the dream of the enemies. There is another day and time for people of Bentiu to hear their next president. I would not blame any body because every body is practicing their rights and it may starts to look that way from here on out. Bentiu may be a tough place because of decisions made by our PB.
Kuany Dak
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Mohammed Ali,
Kiir’s rally disrupted at Bentiu stadium, Unity State. One thing that we need to know is why this rally is disrupted? Who are disrupting the rally? Who are they support? I think, all people who packed Bentiu stadium had difference opinion about first vice president of sudan and president of south sudan honorable, Saliva Kiir.
First, Unity state rally is lacking proper organization. State minister of education, William Daud a right hand man of governor, Taban Deng should not ordered none SPLM supporters to leave the staduim while they were there already. In addition, Dr. Joseph Nguen Manytuil who is the campaign manager of incumbent president, Saliva Kiir said that even none SPLM remain in the stadium but only violent elements must dismissed.
Second, Kiir’s unpopular in the Unity State because people in Unity State did not like Taban Deng Gai while Mr. Kiir want Taban to remain there as governor.
Third, people in the rally believed that 2% oil share that belong to Unity state is divided between Taban Deng and Saliva Kiir, including Warrap state.
Fourth, people in the rally believed that Saliva Kiir had ordered oil refinery to be build in AKon, Warrap state which is the hometown of Saliva Kiir.
Fifth, Saliva Kiir’s blamed for nomination of Taban Deng and dismissal of independent candidates from SPLM party.
Sixth, corruption, nepotism and lack of development and including services by the government of south sudan whose Saliva Kiir is in charge.
I think, disrupting Kiir’s rally in the unity state is legitimate thing to the people in the rally.
Controller
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
Thanks to Great State of Unity Nuer Warriors, for not allowing him to speak to you.
The Unity State is the State of Nuer Warriors .
They can not allow the President with that cultural mark that look like chicken legs on his face to stand in front of Them.
Anyway, president Salva Kiir is better than Coward Dinka Bors leader John Garang.
The Unity State is for Dr. Lam Akol and Angelina Teny.
All people from Tens State are sick and tired for SPLA party. SPLA is full of political criminal corruption. It is time for change or this country gonna run red with blood if people don’t make change.
People all across the country are ready change.
Remember coward Dinka Bors, the Unity State of Nuer Warriors are the one who destroyed your Mading Bor of your John Garang malitias training camp in 1991. They don’t give a damn about Dinka presidential candidate.
Thank you all
okucu pa lotinokwan
Rally for Kiir disrupted at Bentiu stadium
It is really shame to the southerners particular to the Nuer Tribe,when and where will we south Sudansese start knowing good thing?.Your H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit,reasign Taban Deng Gai in a different position,or replaced Taban to be the state minister of energy in the unity government to stop this confussion of being governor for unity state.Angelina Teng Dr Riek Machar wife prove to be the strong governor woman,who think that,she will be the first woman,to governed the Nuer Tribe and change their behavour sorry to her.Angelina should know very well that the meat of the Elephant she is hurryly want to cut its meat, the Elephant is not yet completely death .Be aware Angelina or you will end up like Dr Lam Akol