South Sudan leads voter registration
December 8, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The National Election Commission today announced Southern Sudan as the leading region in voter registration with 82% describing it as highest number in the country.
The commission which will announce the definitive figures of the voter registration on Thursday, said eighty two percent of the voting population in South Sudan has been registered summing up to seventy-five percent of registered voters all over the country.
Southern Sudan witnessed important mobilizations during the electoral operation as the registration in the semi-autonomous region will also be requested to take part in the 2011 referendum on self-determination.
Official sources from the commission further revealed to the official SUNA that total figure of registered voters in the whole country are 14, 757443, adding that process of publication and objections to the registry starts on Tuesday.
Mawien Kuc, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, National Election Commission Chairperson, told Sudan Tribune he was busy with tallies to get exact figures of the registered voters in the state but estimated to be over one million.
“We will have over one million people registered and ready to take part in the next national election scheduled to take place in April 2010,” he said.
Similarly, Bak Lual, state minister for communications and information said believed that the state has gone extra mile in mobilization of local people to turn out for registration.
“I am telling you that we really committed our resources for proper mobilization of our people during registration,” he said stressing he personally participated in the registration process in his constitution.
The official who appreciated the work done by the team said this registration notwithstanding some shortfalls in forms and registration materials challenged the result of last census.
The minister continued to say wondered what will the people who hurriedly went out with result giving less population to the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal say.
“I do not know what they will say about such inspiring result in our population just in few months,” he said stressing last population census was not properly conducted. There were a lot of problems attached to it when it was being conducted.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
South Sudan leads voter registration
The selling of votes in Bor (rotation) has magicaly increased the population of South to 14, 757, 443. Well I thought that during the censese it was confirmed that South was just 8 million. Ha ha People are trying to act wise Kiir get drink while corruption is taking place from behind. Anyway good work I hope your black ganag party will not collapse.
Aduol Liet
South Sudan leads voter registration
Northern Bhar al Ghazal State.
The last result for your State was surprising many people in Southern Sudan, because Awiel Communities have got always a big numbers same things in Warrap State is too lagerst and we will hear the result later on. I think the Southern Sudan’s population will be close to 15-17 million if combining with none qualified to vote.
BUSTA 2
South Sudan leads voter registration
Miracle Fingure BIG NO.
Who is fooling who? from 8 million to 14million yet census wsa contacting for the whole people in South from child to adult yet this one is just from 18 and above.
SPLM are joking with polictics and this will not help them completely. Sort that result before it is late.
Brother in Christ,
Busta 2
Oduck Bol
South Sudan leads voter registration
Something must be wrong.
From 8 millions to 14.7millions, it means population of south double itself.
I think people go to Church to change the way they act to way of God which to be honest.
thokpiny de Deng de Thokpiny
South Sudan leads voter registration
the vote result are high because the real census was not done
Sudan virus
South Sudan leads voter registration
Congratulation to president Salva Kiir and the South Sudan legislative Assemble, for their effort made to voluntary encourage us to register to vote and prove fraud made in the census results.
Time1
South Sudan leads voter registration
Now we can make Omer bashir go, 75% total country vote in the south and we can add about 15% from the north , the alliance will have about 90% of total vote in the country, so NCP can go home now , but we all know they want to rig the elections by any means nessecary.