Jonglei Governor to celebrate Christmas in countryside
By Philip Thon Aleu
December 22, 2009 (BOR) – Jonglei State Gov. Kuol Manyang Juuk says he will celebrate Christmas in villages to convince local people there on the necessity of leaving without illegal arms. He made the remarks at Constitutional Square in front of his office while announcing Christmas public holidays on Monday, December 21.
Gov. Kuol’s tour will cover Twic East, Duk, Ayod, Uror, Nyirol among other northern Counties. He plans leaves Bor town, Jonglei state capital this week.
Of the 11 Counties in Jonglei state, only four are accessible by road during rainy seasons hence, restricting land movement. Bor, Twic East, Duk and Ayod Counties along the traditional road connecting Juba with Malakal are the only Counties one could reach with a great struggle given the loophole-dominated roads.
Jonglei experienced tense cattle raiding, child abduction and attacks on administrative headquarters this year. The State government attributes the surge in tribal conflicts to the guns littering in the hands of civilians. However, Gov. Kuol says the fighting is not a tribal conflict. He says the fighting over cattle, grazing land and water sources has nothing to do with tribes.
Speaking at the SPLM tea party in honor of Dr. Agot Alier on Sunday, Southern Sudan minister of commence, trade and supply Dr. Baranba Marial Benjamin second Gov. Kuol position on tribal tension.
“Jonglei will be stable. We don’t have problems as tribes,” Minister Marial says adding that all will be okay next year.
Speaking to reporters after the address to government staffs on Monday in Bor, Gov. Kuol says he will use the Christmas holidays to preach voluntary disarmament in churches in those Counties.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Jonglei Governor to celebrate Christmas in countryside
Very funny, the entire jungle state is country. Bor itself is poor like a villages with those jumble huts. You better becareful otherwise some of your junglese are waiting with their Ak-47 ready for devastation. Attack on leaders in South has been a game of pleasure to some criminal. maybe dinkas boy should come along with you in order to patroll the surrouning routes at night.
Merry Christmass to all ST contributors not forgetting lost dinkas boy with his SPLA party and my nation of South Sudan in large, unfortunate we should feel sorry about the lost of 6 dinkas kids in a certain village in Kenya, the news was broadcoasted on SSTV and some local radios in Juba, please lets pray that they come alive.
M.Cool.J
Jonglei Governor to celebrate Christmas in countryside
Marial Benjamin has clean mind not like that of Kirr.And Kuol ,Manyang should talk to his counterpart,Taban Deng to do like him in the course of the christmas.
We know we have men whom if we give chance can do better yhing the futere of the South.