Independent candidate in NBGS downplays SPLM appeal to step down
By Ngor Arol Garang
February 8, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – An Independent candidate for northern Bahr el Ghazal State who is also a member of the southern Sudan ruling party, SPLM, has downplayed appeal requesting to consider stepping down in favor of official nominees.
“We have given them three options until February 13th with one option being withdrawal of their candidacy from April’s general elections,” Pagan said.
The other one being dialogue and consultations with their supporters, and the last option being leadership consultation to announce its final decision in case some candidates decline to withdraw from the race, he underscored.
He further said hoping majority of the candidates as per discussions he had with them on Sunday 7, will formally withdraw their applications from contesting within one week’s period.
But northern Bahr el Ghazal State gubernatorial aspirant, General Dau Aturjong said he has no intention to consider withdrawing from the upcoming elections saying he has already submitted his application to the National Election Commission office as independent candidate.
Dau also said his supporters have not shown any interest to decline the race, adding he find it hard to go against their determination, he stressed.
“I am not alone, I have people (in reference to his supporters) wanting me stand in the upcoming elections” he said.
If these people are not convinced by the decision being taken by the leadership, I don’t see possibilities of going against their interest, after all, these are the people one fights to represent even those being said as official nominees, he adds.
General Dau’s position matches with position of the Angelina Teny, the State Minister of Energy and Mining who reportedly said has no intention to drop out from contesting as an independent for Governorship in Unity State.
Earlier, the Secretary General had said having SPLM members splitting from the party and contesting as independents will divide the votes and is disruptive to the SPLM’s elections strategy.
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Oduck Bol
Independent candidate in NBGS downplays SPLM appeal to step down
Good job ,thumbs up for you General Aturjong. You are stand according to the well of people not for corruptest.
Controller
Independent candidate in NBGS downplays SPLM appeal to step down
To Dinka Dominated (SPLM your sister).
You are son of bitch and son of slaver of Nuer Warriors foever.
139 of your people have been killed by Nuer Warriors from your community.
Who are coward? Dinka or Nuer Warriors?
Mandurians who are Equartorians have closed the road for Dinka Bors to go to Juba.
Who are cowardic? Dinka or Greater Equatorians?
I think you are the only stupid and idiot cowardic tribe in the South. Your uncle with that stupid cultural mark that look like chicken legs on his frontal lobe must step down, one way or another.
Any way he is better than John Garang for he is a Dinka of Bhar el Ghazal.
For your information Dinka of Bhar el Ghazal, you need to stay a way from this conflict between Nuer, Greater Equatorians and Dinka Bors.
It is must that Nuer Warriors and GReater Equatorians will wipe this garbage and cowardic tribe of Dinka Bors out from the map of Upper Nile. It is just a matter of time.
This stupid guy called himself Dinka Domninated SPLM/A must be from Dinka Bor. He always talk shit againts Nuer and Greater Equatorians for his cowardic.
I know Dinka of Bhar el Ghazal are better than Dinka Bors.
We will never rest until dinka Appology to Nuer Warriors, Murles, Shuluk and Greater Equatorians .
Akot Deng
Independent candidate in NBGS downplays SPLM appeal to step down
there is right to every individual who is in Southern Sudan to contest in any position if he/she has the required qualification, but i fail to understand General Dau AND his group if they are interceded by the president of the Goss whom do they think can give them the chance of free and fair election, because democracy is still young in our country, so it best to step down as stated by the SPLM SG.