Civil society groups petition Kiir – reject constitutional review nominee
By Julius N. Uma
February 22, 2011 (JUBA) – Leaders of national and civil society groups have issued a petition, demanding for the immediate removal of Angelo Beda, the delegate selected to represent them on the technical committee reviewing South Sudan’s interim constitution.
In a strongly-worded petition seen by Sudan Tribune, which was addressed to South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, the group provides a list of three nominees to the committee for “our legitimate representation.”
It adds, “The agreement on the nomination and approval of the above mentioned person, was made in the absence of civil society in the meeting itself.”
Last week, the south-ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and leaders from the other political parties held a two-day forum on the transition in Juba, the South Sudan capital.
The two-day event reportedly approved the inclusion and participation of political parties, civil society and faith-based groups, further approving the inclusion of their members into the established technical committee tasked with reviewing the 2005 law.
Beda’s appointment, together with 11 other leaders from various South Sudan opposition parties, was contained in a 17 February presidential decree.
According to the civil society petition, however, its members were not consulted in the nomination process, contrary to the resolutions that emerged from the two-day dialogue.
“There has not been, at any time, consultation with the organised sector of civil society, on our representation in the technical committee, which we have continuously called for,” further reads the petition signed by 12 various groups.
Meanwhile, civil society activists nominated Isaac Kenyi from the Justice and Peace Commission, Lorna Merekaje from Sudan Domestic Election Monitoring and Observation Programme (SuDEMOP) and David de Dau from Agency for Independent Media (AIM) as nominated members to be included on the committee.
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Bol Deng
Civil society groups petition Kiir – reject constitutional review nominee
Who are this civil society group? and what are they petition for? and a person or the law?
This petition must be disapproved because they did not explain why they don,t want Angelo Beda in the committee. Thanks
Eric
Civil society groups petition Kiir – reject constitutional review nominee
It is sometimes difficult to explain things to comrades who do not understand the concept of GOOD GOVERNANCE, the roles of civil society in Nation building are paramountly important worldwide except in a Nation where people are learning Governance then a question arise such as “who are the civil society?” it is a quite rediculous question, believe me you!
Bol Deng
Civil society groups petition Kiir – reject constitutional review nominee
Iso and eric,
You both did not understand my argument so i am not going to blame you guys because the reasoning itself is a curse sometimes.You guys must know that the audiences never get satisfy why the civil society make a petition against Angelo Beda. Can you guys prove the benefit of doubt without getting the clues why they doesn’t they need that individual in the committee. Please, you are confusing yourself with hatred against the nominee which has been elected by their constituency. Thanks
Tambura
Civil society groups petition Kiir – reject constitutional review nominee
Failure are making constitution. New generation will come with their new constitution to rule this country. Why bringing these Nigerian old ideas to make constitution ? What they know about new world order? We are not going back wards to old days. We need our new country to start with something never happened in Africa before which only new generations of South Sudan around the world will bring it home. We are going to change the system by all mean.
You can just make your constitution which will not work.
The next president of South Sudan
Tambura