Three artists perform in Rumbek for SPLM campaign
By Manyang Mayom
March 4, 2010 (RUMBEK) — Three top South Sudanese musicians, Nyankol Mathiang, David Pacong Mading and Marial Awuok Til, were brought to perform in Lakes state for the SPLM campaign. Thousands of natives of Lakes state turned out at Sunshine Lodge to witness the event.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) governor candidate Engineer Chol Tong Mayay is campaigning for votes across the state’s eight counties.
Nyankol, a renowned Southern Sudanese artist who composed revolutionary songs, voiced support for New Sudan’s separation from North Sudan. The song also touched on the future of New Sudan if it takes the route of independence beginning in 2011. She also focused on the Abyei administration which she asserted had been left behind by Southern Sudanese leaders; her song questioned Francis Mading Deng and all ten top leaders of the South Sudanese government on why Abyei has remained behind.
Chol Tong has expanded his election campaign to his hometown of Amongping payam. Residents there turned out in hundreds to welcome him home. The local chief slaughtered a first-class bull designated for his welcoming.
Speaking at the rally under a mango tree, Chol Tong Mayay ensured his followers “I am the same Chol Tong whom you all knew before – I have brought to you a box of hope and justice of SPLM party for you to vote me into power of governorship of Lakes state – your suffering for 22 year plus 5 years of CPA are seen by your movement and yet your movement the SPLM is still telling you to vote for me and Yasir Arman as well Salva Kiir Mayardit so that the last bridge will be crossed without sweat and no violence in 2011.”
He made a campaign promise that he would work not just for his home area of Amongping payam but for the whole nation. “I will work closely with elderly people, children, women and youth who were affected by 22 years civil war between North and South. I will be open to every one of you to give me advice when I am going wrong in my cabinet – I am ready to solve your problems and you must also be ready to solve my condition – give me your opinion,” said Tong Mayay.
The chief of Amongping told the SPLM governor candidate, “We don’t need a leader of money but only we need a leader of people and to allow freedom and to combat inter-clan or intertribal clashes in this state.”
“The SPLM will take care of you all chiefs as well your payment and health insurance of human life are on the top list of the movement. There will be no more suffering if you elect me to become governor of this state,” the candidate responded.
“The five years that we had spent in power were just five years of misunderstanding between the SPLM and NCP on wealth and power sharing option as well part of consultation were not put in order. Oil-sharing money was not allocated according to the agreement,” said Chol.
The SPLM governor candidate hails from Rumbek Central County at Amongping Payam located in the eastern part of Rumbek Central County. He is a member of the Dinka-Agaar tribe, and within that he is part of a small section of Panyon in the sub-clan Papmany. The Panguetkur, which is also a section of Panyon, has a history of inter-clan disputes with the Papmany that is still ongoing in the form of revenge-seeking.
Last month, on Wednesday, the official Land-cruiser car belonging to the SPLM governor candidate was hijacked by unknown gunman in Cueicok area of Amonyping payam. The candidate was not inside the car when it fell into the hijackers’ hands, according to an official last month.
Lakes state had a lot of insecurity in both the western part (Cueibet County) as well as in the eastern part (Yirol West County and Yirol East County).
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Dinka Boy
Three artists perform in Rumbek for SPLM campaign
Engineer Chol Tong, your speech make me think that you will win the governorship in Lake State because your vision is the vision of SPLM.
SPLM/A oyeee.
This quote content me. “your movement the SPLM is still telling you to vote for me and Yasir Arman as well Salva Kiir Mayardit so that the last bridge will be crossed without sweat and no violence in 2011.”
Thanks alot
AUGUSTINO DENG
Three artists perform in Rumbek for SPLM campaign
Whom is Nyankol Miathiang Dut is supporting by the way? If she is supporting Salva Kiir Miyardit, then I hope that she is supporting nothing at all. Salva Kiir Miyardit is not ready for Election since he allow Omar Bashir to come to Juba in order to entrange his campaign. How come that for your enemy in order to know your tactic? I don’t no what Nyankol Miathiang Dut is supporting for. Do Southern Sudanese people believe that if Dr.John Garang de Mabior was alive, then Omar Bashir can come and campaign in Juba? I don’t think at all.
Why should Southern Sudanese people support someone who is incompetent of winning the Election? Do Southern Sudanese people believe that Salva Kiir Miyardit will win the Election? If he win the Election, then that is fine with me, but I don’t thoroughly agree whether Salva Kiir Miyardit will win. The political strategies which I saw before the present of the Late Dr.John Garang de Mabior was really a political move which was known by everybody in Southern Sudan that one day Southern Sudan will be in a good shape. But, However, since the death of the Late Dr John Garang de Mabior, the SPLM/SPLA Political Wing fail competely to follow the footstep of Dr John Garang de Mabior.
To compare the political scenerio in the present time as from the month of August 11,2005 which is the month and the year in which Salva Kiir Miyardit was appointed to accelerate the Legacy of Dr John Garang, there was nothing which ever come substantially true either in Political dialogue or either in making unification of Southern Sudan. When does it happen for everyone to run the same position? This happened last few months ago when the Southern Sudanese leaders contested for the position of Governorship. Where were Salva Kiir Miyardit during that time? Did Salva Kiir Miyardit admonished all these leaders?Everybody in the Southern Sudan expected to be a leader. So, in this way, I totally disagree about the support of Nyankol Miathiang. I know that Salva Kiir Miyardit is my leader, but he definitely fail to address the current issues which is facing the Southern Sudan people whether in Diaspora or within Southern Sudan. Salva Kiir Miyardit was not appointed just to sit on the Sofa Seat or on the Chair in his office. He was nominated to do the will of Southerners. I will vote when I see the right person who will redeem Southern Sudanese from the hand of Arabs and not the person who is addicted of making “Reshuffling” all the time. I’m tired of hearing this word call Reshuffling all the times.
By AUGUSTINO DENG.