North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
July 26, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The technical committee tasked with demarcating the borders between the North and South in Sudan adjourned its activities until next October citing the rainy season which would affect the terrain and logistics, one of its officials said in an interview today.
The Government of southern Sudan GOSS representative Riak Degol told the London based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat in an interview that the committee will nonetheless will carry on with office work and engaging in discussions and submit a report to the presidency afterwards containing the disagreements between the North and South.
Degol said that 75% of the outstanding demarcation process issues are in dispute while the remaining items have been resolved.
However, the official cautioned that it would be impossible to complete the demarcation before the South Sudan referendum scheduled for January 2011.
“According to technical estimates of the difficult terrain, the mission cannot be accomplished in accordance with the dates of the referendum” Degol told the newspaper.
The disclosure will likely escalate fears of a political clash between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) controlling the North and the Sudan people Liberation Movement (SPLM) dominating the South.
Last week, a senior NCP official accused the SPLM of impeding the border demarcation process saying that the ex-rebels did not name their representatives at the border commission.
The official stressed that the NCP position is clear which is that no referendum can be conducted without completing the border demarcation. The SPLM staunchly rejects this condition saying the key vote must be held as planned.
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Hillary B.M.L,M
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
Demarcation impossible!
Ha,ha, soon would be Separation impossible and Unity come to the surface.
DASODIKO
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
%75 of outstanding issues unresolved; said SPLM/A offecial. Dear people of the South Sudan, please preapre yourself for the worst!!! Northern Arabs are not willing the South Sudan to go, which means they will set on the war again. This time this war may be carried out with direct involvement of Arab and Islamic countries who continuously voice their disagreement on independent of South Sudan, because they belive that North Sudan has nothing without South of Sudan.
Dear people of South Sudan never depend on AU leaders,Led by Chinese Jean Ping who themsleves became the stoodges of money, like Abdalla Wad of Senegal and his likes, who in 10 minutes time change their mind towards the problem of Darfur after Gaddafi shown them bunch of US Dollars.
jalabi
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
What crazy people??!!
War is inevitable, idiots south Sudan leaders (SPLM) offered free help and services to US authorities on fighting the terror (they mean north people – Arab/Jalaba when they talk about terror despite they know that we are peaceful people) when they got separated from north, we know they (southerners) will fight us no matter whether they seceded from north or not and will try to wipe us from the map by all means, they hate us because they said we fought them for 50 years!! I’m surprise if this is the reason because US bombed Japan with nuclear weapon during the WW2 and Japan forgave them and they love US too much and became their first partner in terms of trading, business and economy .. you guys.. did we bomb you with nuclear weapon??!!
You guys experienced us before in fighting and you couldn’t entered any major cities in the south despite Juba was your dream all the time and you were able to enter only after CPA, we start to warm ourselves before we hit the separatists hard and right in the heart!!
Nuer and Shullok will be aligned with us when it gets hot, let us make Dinka Bor & Dinka Gogrial blame themselves!!!
Jalabi (Abo Jalabia)
unity state boy
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
the problem is not border the issue is refrendum
this border it will delay us ,in refrenedum.
Dear leader be strong for the refrenedum .
Let us remember what Dr Riak Machar lastweek he said refrendum continue event though no border demication.
Thank
by Amen
From UK
Thondet Manyang
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
Dear Southerners,
This is the right time to talk.
I am afraid that Basir is fulfilling his/Arab interest since the CPA was signed because all the commitees for CPA immplemenmtations are always Headed by Arab body. This shows that we(Southernrs) are not aware of Arab politics.And this is the final game but if we fell to get our right now,it will take another more years to reach this end again.
God help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kok Achiek Ajith
North-South border demarcation “impossible” to complete before referendum: official
DEMARCATION IMPOSSIBLE?
That is really choking…..!but it will not thwart the south Sudan to secede from North. All those are strategies used to hinder the implemtation of the referendum which at this very moment is really too late and Southerners are fate up with North or the Government of infidelity.
I would rather just advice those chaps to withdraw that word “IMPOSSIBLE” and used another word because it will never eschew us from not going our own way.
OTHERWISE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.