Officials from referendum commission arrested in Sudan’s W. Equatoria
By Manyang Mayom
November 15, 2010 (RUMBEK) – Six officials at the local referendum commission office plus two chiefs of Makundi payam (ward) in Wulu County of Lakes state were arrested on Sunday night by Western Equatoria state over a dispute on registration centers for south Sudan’s independence vote.
Paul Nuer Tier, county commissioner of Mavolo has been quoted as saying that he arrested the staff because their voter registration centers were in fact across the state border in Western Equatoria.
Makundi has been shared by both states since a peace deal between north and south Sudan in 2005. The referendum officials were later released but a day of registration has been lost.
Wulu county commissioner Gideon Shilur, said “I have talk[ed] to my counterpart to release them and he accepted my call – now those people arrested are released to come back to Wulu county but we have missed one day for voter registration.”
William Koji Kerjok, a head of Wulu county voter registration team leader said that two of the three voter registration centers have been forced to close due to the arrests.
These two centers missed the first day of voter registration but the other center is continuing its duties Kerjok said.
Kerjok affirmed that “there is no work today in two centers of Makundi payam of Wulu County – our voter registration staffs were arrested in Mavolo for confusion over border between two counties of Wulu and Mavolo.”
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Anyang
Officials from referendum commission arrested in Sudan’s W. Equatoria
You’re all Southerness,therefore, there’s no point to argued over borderline within,unless some of you are pinhead.
makuei
Officials from referendum commission arrested in Sudan’s W. Equatoria
This is quite typical of people who want to fail an important exercise. It speaks volumes about what is in the minds of the people of Western Equatoria and their State government.
I don’t think they are looking forward to the independence of Southern Sudan. The rest of the independence-loving people must watch them carefully.
Raphael Makuei
paweetdit
Officials from referendum commission arrested in Sudan’s W. Equatoria
Ooh God!
its so squaemish,what is important? Is it to get independent or border in Wulu county? I wishes the Western Equatoria governor to take a dicision on what to do to that idiot commissioner who could not look far for bright future that everone is aiming for in southern sudan.
Cde commissioner don’t you even appreciate the life you are in now compare to 1987 when our parents wore skins/hides and leaves of trees? May almighty father touches and wash your black heart fore the sake of our innocent poeple who don’t know the amount of money given to you by the Northerner.
Am sorry if i have step on your toes.