Put the people first
By Anthony Lukudu
May 31, 2007 — It seems the government of south Sudan is wasting it’s
time when it continues to ignore the cries of its
citizens and work very closely with their sisters in
the North while ignoring their own people. It is the
suffering citizens that put these individuals in
office to represent a south Sudan agenda, and not an
American or the National Congress Party political
agenda. The tears that our children and mothers shade
during this war seems to be a swimming pool of
enjoyment, and the blood that soaked the land and
jungles of south Sudan has turned into a field of
abundant lies and mistrusted political strikers.
Of this, none of the officials have taken seriously
the consideration of what is expected of them in
office, while they continue to hold the citizens
accountable to the realities of defining their
destiny. We are witnessing the CPA and the dream of a
free south Sudan diminish in our presence, and both
the NCP and SPLA/M are blowing our chances by
campaigning for a unified Sudan in the international
arena. The question is, why then do our
representatives have double tongues when the room
temperature gets hot?
It is embarrassing to have an Ambassador accuse the
leader of the free world of jeopardizing the very
peace that they pushed for in the first place, knowing
that it was made clear by the Bush Administration that
south Sudan would be exempt from sanctions that were
imposed on Khartoum due to the Darfur dilemma.
According to Ambassador John Ukec, he does not “see
any connection between the situation in Darfur and the
current sanctions” on Sudan. Mr. Ambassador, where
were you and the government you’re representing when
the ultimatum for action on your part was imposed
about the situation in Darfur? You have showed the
free world that southerners rely on Khartoum and NCP
for survival, because you sounded like Al-Beshir
himself through your flip-flop statements to the
international community.
You lied that the government of Sudan accepted the
U.N. peacekeepers, I will agree with you on this one,
for only one reason, because your acceptance of the
U.N peacekeepers came after the White House released
the contents of the sanctions, individuals, and
industries that were affected. That’s called classic
deceit. I wonder if the text of your conference
reflected what really is in your heart or it was faxed
to you directly from Republican Palace.
You stated that the Bush Administration is trying to
divide the country, like you never knew that the
country was divided for the last 50 years you
mentioned. Just look around you and you will realize
the extend to which 50 years has brought to Khartoum
compared to Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Wau, Torit, or
Yambio combined. The very Khartoum National Congress
Party your representing is creating enmity with south
Sudan and the prospects of achieving an Independent
State. In short Mr. Ambassador, you’re a puppet in
destroying your own people by being flexible to the
demands of the National Congress Party. As Richard
Coolidge described your body language and speech in
your opening statement to the international community,
“…. nearly shouting at times, he (John Ukec) called
on the United States to cease meddling in Sudan’s
internal affairs”.
That’s a sign of frustration and pressure from the
NCP, a bad combination for your health and the twists
this regime you’re being a slave to Mr. Ambassador,
don’t get high-blood pressure for presenting what you
don’t mean. If I were you, I will consider resigning
and let that portfolio be handled by NCP criminal
minds. After all, they have succeeded in turning you
against your own south Sudanese people, and history
has confirmed that NCP is good at that, then laugh at
you later. They calculated this moment because they
knew these sanctions were bound to be posted and the
southerner is to take the heat for it.
* The author is based in the USA. He can be reached at [email protected]