Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State Governor hails Abyei court ruling
By Ngor Arol Garang
July 22, 2009 (ABYEI) — On Wednesday 22, the government and people of Northern Bahr el Ghazal which share border with Abyei hailed the ruling of Arbitration Tribunal saying the decision produced nothing conflicting but give and take exercise.
Awan’s comment comes after The Abyei Arbitration Tribunal at The Hague issued its final decision and award to the Representatives of SPLM and government of Sudan ending almost three decades dispute over Abyei boundaries with Messseriya.
The five-member Arbitration Tribunal affirmed the northern boundary of the Abyei region as set by a 2005 Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC), but drew new boundaries in the east and west that placed the Heglig oil fields and the Nile oil pipeline under control of the Khartoum government.
On the same development, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Vice President of the Government of South Sudan, who was at The Hague representing SPLM, is reported to have said that the parties to the CPA must be judged not by the promises they make, but by the promises they keep.
He, after receipt of the Final Award, is further reported to have added that the decision is balanced. “We are committed to respecting it and I think this is going to consolidate peace in Sudan. It is a victory for the Sudanese people and a victory for peace,” he said.
Similarly, the First Vice President of Sudan and President of the semi government of southern Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, by phone from Juba to general public in Abyei, congratulated the citizens saying the southern Sudanese populace today share people of Abyei and Messeriya the same happiness of their rights granted by the international court.
“I hope everybody is happy and celebrating the result because nobody is complaining against the other. This is because it is a court decision,” he said.
Interviews conducted with local inhabitants across Abyei who came to attend the announcement by the Permanent Court of Arbitration also conveys signs of total happiness for having finally gotten something to at least own as border.
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Wudutman
Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State Governor hails Abyei court ruling
Dear Court members:
It is a great achievement for the South Sudan to have whole of Abyei Region. The part that has taken to the north as oil field is also part of upper Nile state as it is stated in the Map. We also return back to the Map of upper Nile state and do the same as oil field is Ruweng County with in the Upper Nile state, There is no dawn of AAC decision, and i gree with what makuen lueth Said that we want land but not oil field, South Sudan is riches land in natural resoures.we want to share all our resources in peaceful manner instate of diver stating the Country back to the war, We don’t want to dismember the others state who have no oil field in their state within South Sudan. We as southerners have to share our green land and rich instate of assuring our self in tribalism in the country. We want to see the tool of development and insecurity in our Country. Salva Kirr most win the election of 2011 despite 2010 election which was full of prostitution of Busta and Logic boy and these an adopted children from Ugandans they are not Sudanese by nationality.
Thank
Lakes state boy.Wudutman.