Unity state governor briefs UNMIS chief on peace talks
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
June 8, 2011 (BENTIU) – The top UN official in South Sudan met with the Unity state governor on Tuesday in Benitu to discuss current developments in peace negotiations with the rebel Gatluak Gai.
David Gressly, the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) regional coordinator for South Sudan, said he has a number of items on his agenda here in Unity state.
Gressly said that they will also travel to Mayom county to work on boundary issues.
On Tuesday Gressly met with Unity state governor, Taban Deng Gai to discuss the current status of peace talks with rebel Gatluak Gai. Last week the governor allocated an assembling point area for Gatluak Gai’s forces in Pakur district, Koch county, about 120 kilometers far away from Bentiu town.
Gai was a supporter of the former Unity state gubernatorial candidate, Angelina Teny who went into last year’s April election as an independent against Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement’s (SPLM) official nominee, the incumbent Governor Taban Deng Gai. Teny, the wife of Southern Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar, contested the position as an independent after failing to secure approval of her candidacy by the SPLM’s 27 member political bureau – the highest political structure in southern Sudan’s ruling party.
Teny promised to appoint Gai as a county commissioner in the event that she won the election. However, the National Elections Commission announced results in favour of the SPLM nominee, prompting Gai, among others, to contest the outcome. Subsequently in May 2010, Gai, became a leader of an armed rebel group active in the western part of Mayom county.
George Athor, who formerly served as a top military officer in the South’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), became a rebel commander after losing a gubernatorial race for Jonglei state. Like Angelina Teny, Athor failed to secure the endorsement of his candidature by the SPLM political bureau.
Gressly asked Unity State authorities how citizens were coping with the blocked transport routes coming from the north, which has left fuel and some other items in significant shortage. State officials told him that Unity state will persevere through the blockade, since they are also receiving goods from the south up through Lakes state. Unity state still has access to trade on the White Nile.
Gatluak Gai’s forces united with Peter Gatdet last month and they have been responsible for instability in the region.
On Monday, state authorities supplied the rebel militia with food after its leader appeared for peace negotiations with the state SPLA. There is still no official deal in place, and there has of yet been no word from the side of Gatluak Gai if he is satisfied with the negotiations.
Gressly’s visit is also to include a journey to the north-south border area, where there are high levels of tension between northern and southern forces.
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Dinka Dominated SPLA
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What the hell how could militias be supply with food?
Taban Deng Gai need to clean his hand out of this.
The militias are killing people and they are been given food? what a shame? they shoose to fight so late them get food from fight.
death to militias criminals,
Land-of-Cush
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dinka d s
can you check all your comments you made those days back if you can see them? make your self clean and then Mr. Dotcom will leave them on instead to deleted them.
Dinka Dominated SPLA
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land of doom aka gatwech
do you think i do give a fuck about you and dotcom?
Dotcom is a nyagat of nuer as you too.
And i know who is dotcom even thought he hid his little face like a little girl who go shy from the man who had sex with her.
he need to get a good job to do as you too.
and by the way Dotcom is not deleting my comments alone but including yours to and ever one. which dose not bother me.telling the truth has became sin now days.
make sure there is no food supply to your nyagateen militias in Unity state that is a big crimes against Goss. and somebody doing that can be subject to nyagateen.
death to criminal ganags of Gai tut.
Land-of-Cush
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Dinka Dominated SPLA
Iam sorry to let you know my friend.
Take care of your feeling.
Aleu
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Mr. Bonifacio Taban Kuich.
I said, last time that, all these rebels will come back later, because I think they were doubting that, the SPLA /SPLM will not lead Southern Sudanese to their promise land but now they understood better than anyone and yes, let them come back but you guys from Unity State avioding careless and pay more attention to what Khartoum government are trying.
Gatluak Gai and Peter Gatdate Yaka must apologized before they should come to surrender to SSAF/SPLA because there was no any reason for them to creates rebellion. Gai was wrong to created rebel just because of his running mate was not being approved for governorship so that, he will be appointed as a Mayor. I see our Southern Sudanese did not real understand what is called Public servics, when you are looking to serve in Public serve first be sincerely and be respectful person to the Public because there is no one own it and it is belong to anyone can serve therefore, his running mate and himself were assuming the title of Public servces rather than, showing respect so that, people will say this guy is a good leader and that Madam of Southern Sudan’s V.P she is honest.
Peter Gadate Yaka has lost his mind otherwise, he wouldn’t let himself to be pushing by others who are desperate for leadership to make coup to his president while, there is a main issue facing his own people Southern Sudanese. He was the Cdr in Northern Bahr al Ghazal regions and he was having a big responsibility to take care of his Southern Sudan’s Army battalions unfortunatel, Gadate turned his guns to his SPLA Friends what a foolishly man is this.? He said, he want to overthrow his government because of two things. one was corruption in the GOSS but in reality his Officials offices were complaining about money that, he use to cut from battalion which he was leading, we see Gadate Yaka as he was part of Juba corruption he claim. Two, he said, there is a tribalism in GOSS but when left to Khartoum then, he was been given militia and all kinds of resupply to come and made attacked in Warrap community on Apuk Giir Thiik community and also attacked SPLA in Unity State is that not a tribalism.? Peter Gadate himself had married about 70 wives and having two wives in the government is absolutely a corruption and against the law. All these rebels including Author Dengg Dut and the Murel guy are all wrongful and they must first make apology before they should talks about peace.
Message to Unity citizens, governor Taban Deng Gaie, MP Officials of State Unity and the SPLA Division Four.Please tell them that, you must be careful about these militia because the Khartoum government are telling them to make interupted during Southern Sudan’s independent day this is something that, all Southern Sudanese Officials and even local people must not sleeping. If they are really serious for peace then, they have to put down their weapons and surrender to SPLA in Unity State. They don’t see what North Sudan Army does in Abyei District, this is need all Southern Sudanese to show their bravery to those North Sudan Army who were invaded Abyei District and not turning your guns against your own citizens. There is nothing will prevent Southern Sudanese to get independent, but those rebels who will be still in the Bush will have no future for real because Southern Sudanese people are so tried to stayed in the Bush for 22 years and I think our people will be interesting to started development just like many others world did.
Thanks
son of man
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you dinka shit need to recover from your traumatic stress disorder in order to contribute on south sudanese affairs. i know how hard it is to see a man that distroy your life directing your every day activities. even if it is for good intention, you still see the fast. i know the nuers tought you a lesson you will never foreget but for the sake of the rest of dinka community, can you please let go? you have become a pest to nuers in this forum. i wonder if you even have a friend in the dinka community? leave alone the entire world. because a paranoid son of a bitch like you is considered to have anti social behaviours and therefore can always couse embarassment to real gentlements. get some help coz i know what you went through and no matter what, you will always see things from a different prospective. i don’t know why some dinkas don’t see the embarassment you cousing to them. the whole world knows that you are permenently defeated by the nuers and now you are proving it to the young and up coming generation who are now questioning, why your so bitter against the nuer and the answers make them scared again creating something that will always remain in every dinka generation’s blood. you should appreciate the nuers by now. because if they didn’t distroy your homeland and chase you away, you would not have know how to use the internet by now leave alone talking on national issues which you still don’t know how to.
Madut Tong
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Dear readers,
Don’t be confused and blame the SPLA leaders in the Unity State because in our tradition as southerners to give food to your enemy is a sign of good motives and I hope that they will reach an agreement together.
My warning is to the SPLA as the soon to become a national army not to follow any politician or allows her members to join or support any political party because that will jeopardize their integrity and efficacy as a national army. Their duty is to defend the country from both outside and inside threat to the security of the citizens of southern Sudan. Any power thirst who will ever rebel because he/she lost the election must be dealt with seriously because he/she is a traitor and an enemy of the democracy. Any allegation of vote rigging in any democracy countries are dealt with according to the laws of each country not through military force. I also warn all the rebels to seek peace with the government, otherwise they will fight all their life time hiding from place to place without gaining anything, and if they attempt one day to go for the election they will not win because of their greedy for power without vision. Please go on Mr. governor and make peace with those who seek peace in your State, and don’t listen to the rubbish words of those who disagree with you, for peace leads to development. Keep it on.
WendeMajok
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Peace vs War
Its said; in every game, there is always a winner!
The more we stupidly welcome the rebels, the more we open chances of losing and encourage the rebellion which put the lives of innocent people and peace lovers at risk on such a deliverate blander – own goal.
It was a good idea by Taban Deng Gai to call on Gatluak Gai for a peace deal but not wise idea to supply food for them.
If you have enough food, why can’t you help those internally displaced than wasting it on myopic losers who can’t appreciate what is given to them…….Mr. Taban, you are betraying the innocent citizens or shall we say “Birds of the same feathers flock together” its really annoying.
Again, the weird comments that you guys (some individuals) are posting here and pointing finger on tribes will make us always lag behind even if you all pretend to be literate.
Why can’t you express meaningful ideas that bursting into war-of-words on each other? Watch out!!! Today is a determinant of tomorrow.
Wen-de-Majok – Proud of being a Sudanese.
Tiger black
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It is good news if mr Gatluak Gai is ready for peace negotiation with SPLA forces, let him come home with those men he has mislead them to the bush for unknown reason. Not everybody should be the leader fews are chosen among the million of people to have such splendid opportunity.Gives peace to our people to enjoys their right mr Gai.