South Sudan Lueth says discussions on referendum law should be honest
By Ngor Arol Garang
September 14, 2009 (ABYEI) – A southern Sudan minister said today discussions on referendum law should not be win-win or loose –loose issue but need an honest discussion to arrive at peaceful, non regrettable and Sudanese applauded conclusions.
Speaking to Sudan Tribune from Khartoum, the minister discussions are losing meaning since they have been repeatedly resumed without reaching conclusions.
“It is long since we started on only two issues, the referendum bill and census and yet no conclusion has so far been reached,” he said adding that “others (NCP delegation) want to pass time so everything is postponed.”
The SPLM wants the electoral commission to use the percentages of the 1956 census for the geographical constituencies but the NCP vehemently rejects the idea.
On the referendum, the NCP insists that 75% votes in the affirmative to declare it favoring independence while the SPLM is pushing for a 51%. It is widely expected that Southerners would vote overwhelmingly for independence.
“This is not possible” he said, adding “there are no times we ever started to reach conclusions without raising and placing impossible demands.”
Lueth who has been quiet on issue for some time albeit being SPLM legal advisor in the high executive political teams shared by both Vice Taha and GOSS Vice President Dr. Riek added that no side should be expect the other to suffer constant concession, the Sudanese needs honest discussion whose conclusions should enjoy equal appreciations.
Asked what have the two parties agreed at least today, he said “nothing has been agreed since the talks resumed yesterday. The NCP team members said will have to meet themselves first today before meeting us in our normal discussions later this evening. But it is already getting evening yet we do not know whether they have agreed on something or not,” he said.
However, he added that the joint committee will concentrate on finding a way forward on the two remaining unresolved sticking points for full implementation. “These are fundamental issues that must be resolved soon.”
“Because the census is critical to the election and of course the referendum is that vote that will decide whether the Sudan remains one united country or allow the south to secede and form another independent nation as stipulated in the CPA base on the free will of the Southerners.”
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mayor
South Sudan Lueth says discussions on referendum law should be honest
you people should not make us hopeless, what is a problem deal is deal if not we have fighting field, so we can solved these issues there.
win win—we say No, you had relinguished enough from your damnd since 2005, please say No to win win solution this time.
AUGUSTINO DENG
South Sudan Lueth says discussions on referendum law should be honest
Dear Makuei Lueth,
It sound good to me when you said ” Referendum Law should be honest”. But, however, do you obey it yourself or do you believe that the Arabs will respect the Referendum law in a peaceful manner? I believe that Southern Sudanese are already respecting the referendum law, but you as a Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development, you should have to work hard for the seek of the Arabs in order to value the referendum law in way that will fit to the Southern Sudanese people and even Arabs people from the North.
Gatwech
South Sudan Lueth says discussions on referendum law should be honest
Dear readers,
This is just for clarity because it appears that some people use foreign words of which meanings they don’t even know. And especially when they use it as an insult on others.
What does the word ’Nyagat’ mean? From where does it originate in the 1980s? For those of us who were in Ethiopia, the word ’Nyagat’ came from the Ethiopian Amharic language word ’negade’ which means capitalist, business people, traders, etc.
It was used by the SPLM/A at that time because of influence from communist or socialist Ethiopia that rejected capitalism. They called them bourgeousie.
But does the SPLM still believe in the sytem of communism and hate capitalists to still call them with the twisting tongue, ’Nyagat.?’ I thought we have already gone capitalist.
The description was originally aimed at those of Samuel Gai Tut who rejected socialism as a system the movement would follow and also demanded separation of the South from the North as the objective that the SPLM/A would have followed from the beginning. They didn’t like new Sudan idea which was copied from new Ethiopia of President Mengistu’s slogan.
It is very interesting that the word ’Nyagat’ has become a frequently used insult by those who do not even know its meaning. I love the origin of the word despite its misunderstood intention by users.