Arman launches election campaign in Unity state
By James Gatdet Dak
March 12, 2010 (JUBA) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Sudan, Yasir Saeed Arman, launched his campaign on Wednesday in Bentiu, the capital of the oil rich Unity state.
Arman told the crowd that if elected president of Sudan he would make sure that there is no return to war between Khartoum and Juba over the issue of self-determination.
Arman who seemed to directly respond to the concerns of southerners on his stance over separation added that the issue would democratically be determined through the exercise of referendum by the people of Southern Sudan in January 2011.
The incumbent President of Sudan, Omer
Hassan Al-Bashir, earlier declared during the CPA celebration in Yambio, Western Equatoria state, that he would be the first to recognize independence of the South if southerners voted for it in the referendum.
Arman however pointed out that if elected he would also work to change the separation mindset of southerners through radical changes in the present Khartoum system that would make unity attractive.
Arman’s launch of election campaign in Bentiu also coincided with the launch of election on the same day in Bentiu by the leader of the breakaway Sudan People’s Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin.
Dr. Lam Akol is also scheduled to launch his campaign on Saturday in the Southern Sudan’s capital, Juba.
Angelina Teny, the current state minister of Energy and Mining in the Government of National Unity, and independent candidate for governorship of Unity state, also held a big rally attended by thousands of citizens on the same day where she addressed Women’s Day as the Guest of Honor.
Incumbent President Al-Bashir and National Congress Party (NCP) candidate against Yasir Arman and other ten candidates this week campaigned in the states of Greater Bahr el Ghazal region, making seven the Southern Sudan states he has covered in his campaign.
The incumbent President of the semi-autonomous region of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, is also expected to carry out election campaign in Upper Nile and Jonglei states beginning on Friday.
Sudan’s general elections are scheduled to take place on April 11, exactly 30 days from now.
Southern Kordufan state has boycotted the state elections and will only conduct national elections until issues over the population census results are addressed in the state. Abyei will not also participate in the elections and may organize a separate election after the general elections.
Darfur is also uncertain about conducting a comprehensive election in the troubled region unless a peace deal is reached between the government and the rebels.
If successfully conducted by the other parts of Sudan the 2010 elections will be the first and nearly comprehensive general elections for more than twenty years.
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murlescrewed
Arman launches election campaign in Unity state
CDE Arman is the best candidate that would guarantee peace in Sudan. How can anyone trust NCP when it has been responsible for all kinds of atrocities across the country. Arman has the right ideas that many in our country would embrace. He is the only candidate to forcefully and publicly support equal rights for women in Sudan. Today, the Islamists in Khartoum are working to keep women as second-class citizens in their own country. Arman has challenged the status quo and is best placed to renew the glorious Sudan and find its place among peaceful democracies.
ARMAN OYEEE!!! PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS and EQUAL Sudan is within reach. VOTE please.
NYDG
Arman launches election campaign in Unity state
This so call Arman need to answer questions about the role of Sharia law in the country. He can’t just be running his mouth among southern Sudanese.
babadit
Arman launches election campaign in Unity state
Election in sudan is not and will never be free and fair election if it still have the like of Al Bashir.
southern Kordufan must vote for SPLM Yaser Arman For change that they can see and belief in next time, if not they shall have lost some of their strong men in the Movement for nothing.
Akuma
Arman launches election campaign in Unity state
Yassir Arman; the flag bearer of Democracy in Sudan.
Many sudanese will be confusing who to vote during the election time. But let me highlight you and put them in practical. Our leaders who are contesting for presidential seat for Sudan are incumbent Gen. El-Bashir and H.E Yassir Arman. Both of them are an Arab by origin and tribe, but their physical structure are different.
There is one among them that can let us go where we Southerners need to go and there is one among them can’t us go but using gunshot
They are brown in color but there is one slide brown in color will make southerner to have democracy, respect of human right and other things. So decide for your future.
There is one who have long sharp headed can’t give Southerners freedom and will the International community hate Sudan forever if gone victory of that election in Sudan.
Back to Southern Sudan leadership, there are two contesting for presdential seats.
Both are doctoral holders.
They are black in color but, it is our right to notify them who will lead us.
Both has big bead but the one who has longer will lead you to promise land as said by late Dr. Dr John Garang De Mabior.
Yassir Arman! Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Southern Sudan Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Referendum Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I wish you all free and fair election in Sudan to exercise democracy since 54 years of dictatorship in the country.
Dr. Akuma, chicago USA