Polling begins in Juba amidst delays and missing names
By James Gatdet Dak
April 12, 2010 (JUBA) – Polling for the Sudan’s first democratic elections in 24 years began on Sunday morning amidst delays and missing names from lists in a number of polling stations in the Southern Sudan’s capital, Juba.
The presidential candidate for the Southern Sudan’s ruling party, SPLM, and incumbent President of the region, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who cast his vote at Kololo polling station in Juba, had to wait under a tree near to the gate of the station for about 30 minutes because the station was not in complete readiness by the time he arrived at eight o’clock in the morning.
The SPLM Deputy Chairperson, James Wani Igga, who contests for Juba parliamentary seat, also complained of long delays when he arrived at his voting station only to find that even names of voters were not yet published and tables not set up.
Many voters around various stations in Juba have complained that they could not find their names in the stations from which they were registered.
Voters also complained of slow pace in processing the exercise as people were queuing long, but peaceful queues.
The official Southern Sudan radio has also reported similar complaints from around the ten states in Southern Sudan.
A number of irregularities have also been reported from various states.
President Kiir on Friday appealed to the people of Southern Sudan to avoid violence during the elections and after the announcement of results.
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Dinka Boy
Polling begins in Juba amidst delays and missing names
Bitch called Angelina Tenya want to encourage noise against Governor Taban Deng.
What are the evidences that she gathered if she thought of irrigularities in Bentiu.
She is abitch lady indeed. Does it mean if the security officiers like General Dor Munyjur prevent people to intrude to the votting means stealing of vote?
this family will disgrace Nuer in general because they are food hunters.
Yes, South Sudanese need to be patient in the line because we have no tecnology that can speed up the reaction.
Obesrvers and citzens are depending on the manual works.
Thanks
Gatwech
Polling begins in Juba amidst delays and missing names
Dinka Boy (Malakal),
You are mad man. Read the article again and again, there is no Angelina Teny there. It is about SAlva Kiir and Juba polls. Leave alone this beautiful educated woman. She is unlike Rebecca Nyandeng who is after Kenyan boyfriends as she has missed it…
And besides, Angelina’s compaints are now reported every where in the South!!!
Salvatore Kiir is reported by BBC that he put his ballot paper in the wrong box. So you can see the result of illiteracy haunting the President. How about the rest of millions of illiterates in the South? It will get worse. The President has led us to that!