Western Equatoria State rejects census results
By Richard Ruati
July 7, 2009 (YAMBIO) — The Deputy Governor and Minister for Information and communication in Western Equatoria State Col Joseph Ngere Paciko has expressed concern over the final result of the population census which was conducted last year 2008 in WES, as saying “the census result exhibited for WES is Unrealistic.”
In an interview conducted by state journalists with Col. Joseph at his State Secretariat office, he pointed out that, “WES’s census result is shocking to everybody,” adding that, WES population is more than of Census publication.
Ngere told reporters that, the state office of the population census headquarter in Yambio had informed his office that, “about 40 areas were not covered, as a result the shocking result is a consequence.” He further said that the state government is “seriously investigating what is behind that.”
The fifth Sudan Population and Housing Census, a milestone in the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was conducted from 22nd to 30th April 2008. It was the first all inclusive census for people of southern Sudan since the country’s independence in January 1956.
South Sudan Census Commissioner Isaiah Chol Aruai released officially on June 6 the results of the census in the South as 8,260,490. Jonglei state is leading with 1,358,602 million while Bahr el Ghazal has 333,431 smallest population of counted states.
Government of Southern Sudan on July 4 rejected the 2008 population census results, saying it should not be used as the basis for allocating wealth and power sharing in the semi-autonomous region.
Ngere pointed out that, “Although there were issues of logistic problems, most of the areas were not mapped and to make it worst some areas where given different names, otherwise this could have not been the stumbling block, so [we] think that is not the really number of WES”
The deputy governor charges that, “the Northern office is answerable of the formula which concluded WES head count to a surprising figure, accusing the census commission in the North of refusing to show the census data to the international monitors and the Southern Sudan Commission that means there was blunder and misrepresentation of facts behind the southern Sudan population.”
He went further to say the figures of north need to be verified and investigated, otherwise southern will definitely be in a loss and going to be under served national. “If the southerners accept this result then our concern will be less in representation in the National assembly, the issue of border demarcation and the referendum is still beside us.”
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oshay
Western Equatoria State rejects census results
This issue is beyond dispute now. Southerners themselves carried out the census so you’re humiliating your own people when you reject work you carried out. This is just a silly ploy to delay the election so that you can’t face up to your incompetence and frankly disastrous governance of the South.
Oduck Bol
Western Equatoria State rejects census results
Dear Joseph Ngere:
Iam realy greatful to you for your word that” we are still serioursly investigating what is behind that”? this is the word of democratic which southerns like. please,please Ngere do not turn yourself down like Slava who is crimnal allowing his trib Dankas to take the lands of others and geting rich. Iam not saying that your are not one of our heroes of Southern Sudan. SPLM or Salva Kiir dose not want the democratic ways in South Sudan, they just want violences so that he will be in power for long time.he want to make dankas rich first before independent of Southern Sudan independent.you know the problems that faceing our nations now insecurity,looting public money and taking lands of other and shortages of food in South this Shamafull to Salva his advisors.Salva Kiir is not abad but his personl advisors.If you are Salva Kiir advisor please resfect others Southerns others . He will not get out of power; But do not refuse the census which Selva Kiir who refused becensus he dose not want to be out of power.Every family in South Sudan been affectted by war.I been in SPLM in Bilparm.We want to stop take Southern Sudan ng land of otherns,being rich be for our independent,and not giving enough to our nation.You are seing which one is better SPLMor SPLM-DC? Do not worry we have been in war.Death dose not mean any thing for us.Finnally you have chose.
Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Western Equatoria State rejects census results
Don’t point your finger to a wrong person he is just a broadcaster but the decision has been made somewhere else. It is not a big deal so what?
jualian daniel
Western Equatoria State rejects census results
Congratulations Col. Joseph Ngere, we now know that we have people who are awake. Let us stand on our ground and fight for democatic practices. Genuine changes start wuith individuals and other people always learn thereafter.
We have the rights, resources, freedom, and the capacity to get more and more determined for our destiny. we need individuals to understand the circumstances that have led our leaders to talk and point out some of these open acts. It should be understood that leaders will not only be accountable for their failures but also for what they have failed to do.
Col. you have done what other people would neglect, you remain a true son of southern sudan and a prominent leader to work with.