Jonglei governor asks elderly to pave way for youths
By Philip Thon Aleu
July 19, 2008 (BOR TOWN) – Experienced; but unqualified elderly
government staffs should prepare to leave offices for
educated-discipline youths anytime after unclassified staffs are force
leave, Governor Kuol Manyang said here on Saturday.
The move is a
continuation to reducing numerous government staffs that started with
unclassified this month.
Governor Gen. Kuol Manyang Juuk, in an hour briefing to State Ministry
for Health staffs, argued that youths are potential human resource
that should be developed to realize speedy development than striving
to keeping experienced but less-productive elders in offices.
“We can’t keep the elderly in government offices in the name of
‘experienced.’ Twenty, thirty or so years work experience does not
qualify one to be a nurse or doctor,” he said.
According to Gen.
Manyang, pre-peace (CPA) government of Sudan employed numerous elderly
or young unqualified staffs to boost her influence among prominent
citizens but totally non-developmental.
This curves national budget
into salary (particularly in the South Sudan), he says adding that it
is a barrier to progress.
However, youths on streets say State Government is partly responsible
to high level of unemployment and very small change is been expected.
“Ministries prefer employing foreigners particularly as secretaries or
what they call IT officers,” John Madit reacts to governor’s call to
oust elders in a name of creating jobs for youths.
According to Mr
Madit, vacancies in State Ministries are not announced for public
awareness but employment goes on privately. “So the governor should
ask his ministers how they get their employees,” Mr Madit argued.
Early this month, the State authorities issued force leave (officially
80%) for unclassified staffs but employees at State Ministry for
health sought clearer explanation that calls for governor’s
intervention to cease any doubt in the process.
The governor
challenged the out going staffs to disapprove that they are lazy by
shifting to farming and adopting other better ways of saving than
short-lived luxurious life.
“The government should build schools,
health units, clean water points, roads, electricity stations and
improve farming. Where do we get money if all is used to pay numerous
staffs and when they are doing very small jobs!” he wondered.
Many classified staffs – majority of whom elderly are occupying wrong
grades, Governor Kuol says but the government will not endure this.
“The south-north 21 years civil war of liberation cost a lot of lives
and was meant to have our government which we must be translated into
development. This needs training; only achievable through youths,” he
said.
The governor dismissed any idea of sending aged staffs for
training calling it a “waste of resources.” “Our time is gone and ‘the
sun’ is almost disappearance,” Gen. Manyang affirmed setting
tremendous hands claps in a crowd of 344 hundred health staffs.
WE DO NOT NEED SUCH MINISTERS
In a related development, the Governor attacked State Ministries which
are not obliged to prime duties labelling them unless.
“I don’t think
it necessary to have a State Ministry for Agriculture if the minister
does not even own okra garden. How can you sensitize people to dig if
you don’t show the importance of what you talking?” the governor said
for the second time in a rally.
He further added that such ministers are
frustrating government efforts to scale-up farming.
The State is
expecting eleven bulldozers according to upgrade farming as promised
by Government of Sudan in the latest Governors’ conference held in
Morewo, Northern Sudan.
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Ajuong Ayany De puorgook
Jonglei governor asks elderly to pave way for youths
Good Morning my web friends
I am very happy about the governor speech.You know the so-called experienced staff of GOSS are really old and lazy.for example in our ministry,there is a man who exclaimed to be Professor General, because he was in this ministry in since the time of Nimery.
So Governor ,eliminate these tea-sippers for the sack of the South Sudan .
Wantok DeBai
Jonglei governor asks elderly to pave way for youths
I am encouraged by steps taken so far by our Honorable Governor Kuol M. Juuk. Regarding the elderly employees to leave office for productive youth employees; this is a very positive move but our Governor got to device some kind of retirement plan that can avail a severance package for them to start live out of current jobs otherwise they will make it difficult for the youth to take over. There must be a good partnership between experience and energy(elders and youth) for our government to succeed.
God bless Jonglei State!!
God Bless Governor Kuol!!
SPLM OYE!!!
Michael
Jonglei governor asks elderly to pave way for youths
I am tired of these addresses by Gov. with no action from ant statements. We heard enough of lip services from these leaders in Jonglei; it’s time to see actions on the ground.
Athieng
Jonglei governor asks elderly to pave way for youths
A good step Mr. Kuoldit.
I am glade you focusing well on the progress of the state on all sectors of development. This has been a well ignored fact and its a great inspiration to all, seeing insightful leaders like you finally touching it. We need to see competent youth, not just youth, involving in our nation building, however, I differ with any idea of sending our ‘experienced’ staffs away from the offices. We need to have a good blend of human resources in all ministries, and we also don’t need to render the aged and experienced staffs jobless at this time, its too earlier for that, for many of them are the sole supporters of their own families, as well as the orphaned families of the war vetarents. They deserve the right to keep appropriate positions until when the GOSS will create a budget for the orphans and the widows, and has come up with any retirement plan.
I hope my message fall on the fertile ears!
Thanks