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Payinjiar, Unity State county commissioner appeals for humanitarian food aid assistance

By Bonifacio Taban Kuich

March 8, 2011 (BENTIU) – Payinjiar commissioner, Peter Gai Jaok has said that his county is much affected by hunger due to poor food production last year. Jaok added that, he extended an appeal to the humanitarian food aid agencies to come and deliver assistance to citizens in the county.

Peter Gai Jaok Payinjair Commissioner speaking in Bentiu, Unity state, South Sudan (ST)
Peter Gai Jaok Payinjair Commissioner speaking in Bentiu, Unity state, South Sudan (ST)
Jaok told Sudan Tribune, yesterday, while visiting the state capital Bentiu, that his county is facing challenges of food security and water services. He added that about 1,318 households (5,613 individuals) have been reoccupied / established in Payinjiar county during and after the south Sudan referendum.

He further said that the situation for returnees has become a big challenge since then some do not have the power to set up the foundations for their new local houses or tukuls.

Jaok underscored that there is a need for assistance for these returnees in terms of food provision, saying that they had already allocated some land to the returnees in Payinjiar but what remains to be the biggest priority is food.

“Payinjiar county is the last county of Unity state in terms of the development of infrastructure, especially road networks and communication facilitation in the whole of state”, he said. Jaok added that due to the poor road system, traders are disinclined to carryout business in the area.

He promised to deal with the conditions that hamper Payinjiar. Joak added that “what remains now in the South Sudan is how to improve security issues and the challenges of a new nation”.

He said that his call to these food agencies is to tackle the situation of returnees before it become worse throughout the county.

(ST)

6 Comments

  • Hero
    Hero

    Payinjiar, Unity State county commissioner appeals for humanitarian food aid assistance
    Thank Mr commissioner. Good leader always put his people first and then him/her last. Therefore, you out there must urgently answer his call! Goss need to do something here not NGOs.

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  • dotcom
    dotcom

    Payinjiar, Unity State county commissioner appeals for humanitarian food aid assistance
    Guys,

    It has come to my attention that some of you are not abiding by the house rules. instead of addressing an issue as its rightly reported by our hardworking team, you resort to making unnecessary comments that cannot serve anyone’s interest.

    BE WARNED THAT: we expect decency in everyone’s comments but when extraneous commentary is seen from some individuals, they will be deleted straight away or that member will not be allowed to login. we are not limiting anyone’s freedom of speech but this has gone far beyond the red line.

    I hope you’ll understand

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  • okucu pa lotinokwan
    okucu pa lotinokwan

    Payinjiar, Unity State county commissioner appeals for humanitarian food aid assistance
    Mr commissioner you are very correct in pointing the food security in your county due to poor production last year,but we community some time we are the causer of everything hard work do help people laziness is what let us in backing.
    Altought Unity state is an oil field in the south,at the same time is an agricultural area,but our community does not put interest in agriculture this what i personnelly witness in Unity state other we are not to suffer by now.few to mention all type of food can be got from Unity state including onon.

    OKUCU PA LOTINOKWAN

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  • Kuet Teny
    Kuet Teny

    Payinjiar, Unity State county commissioner appeals for humanitarian food aid assistance
    What kind of food problem is your county facing? Its very great shame to speak publicly of such a nonsense issue. These are not the thing you should talk about. your county is so isolated. Instead of focusing seriously on food, please talk of road to your county, health facilities and schools that your county lacking since the CPA signing in 2005. Please be focused on tangible public interest like the above mentioned, my friend.

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