Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
October 30, 2011 (JUBA)- Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of the newly established Republic of South Sudan is scheduled to pay a three day official visit to his home state of Warrap despite a rebel group threatening to attack the area.
The SSLA claimed it had taken the town from the South Sudanese army, killing 700 SPLA soldiers and was going to move on to attack the state capital Bentui as well as neighbouring Warrap state.
Staff working for the United Nations, NGOs have been advised to leave the Unity and Warrap states by the SSLA. The also told residents to leave towns and move to villages ‘in order to be safe.’
The rebels said that branch of their group, led by Major General Bepean Machar, was on the way to Warrap State claiming it intends to liberate the area from poverty, corruption and human rights abuses.
The SSLA claimed that the government rejected an attempt by the US state department to mediate a peace deal with them in September.
But the spokesman of South Sudan’s army, Phillip Aguer Panyang, on Sunday denied reports alleging that rebels were advancing towards either Bentiu, the capital of Unity state or Kuacjok, the capital of Warrap state.
Aguer said the national army remains in full control and that the general security situation in the region the president is scheduled to visit on Monday is “stable.”
“They are not in Mayom and are not advancing towards any place. They have been expelled and some of some have already been captured,” Aguer said in a statement on South Sudan Television on Saturday.
PREPARATIONS FOR KIIR’S VISIT
Ariec Mayar Ariec, a member of Warrap State Legislative Assembly on Sunday said preparations to receive President Kiir and his delegation are complete.
“The president’s advance team is already here. They have been here working with the state government since they came on Friday,” he said, explaining that President Kiir will first start his visit in Western Bahr el Ghazal state.
“The president will be here for three days visiting Warrap, Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Western Bahr el Ghazal. He will hold a public rally tomorrow here in Kuacjok,” he said.
This is Kiir’s first official visit within South Sudan since the country became independent in July, as part of a 2005 peace deal with north Sudan.
Kiir is expected to hold a public rally in Kuacjok town, the capital of the state before traveling to his home of Akon where he expects to meet various groups including local politicians from the area.
It is unclear whether the president will take the opportunity to address the political power struggle between Warrap’s governor and the state’s legislative assembly.
MPs have been attempting to depose governor Nyandeng Malek Deliech, accusing her of neglecting the hunger crisis in the state and targeting critical politicians. The governor denies the charges.
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Grader
Kiir visit welcome!
Kiir is visiting Warrap not becoz its his home state but part and parcel of South Sudan
No issue with that …
Madina Tonj
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
signs of nepotism and favortism from Mr. president Salva Kiir Manyardit was the beginning of relocation in Warrap’s capital to their county Gogrial area in Kuacjok. President himself had been allude and even giving warning to people that, he don’t want anyone to talk about it. The Former governor Anthony Bol Madut told him that, people are not happy the way this relocated of Warrap’s capital don
unity state boy
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Instead to visit where there is incident is visit WARRAP STATE, what is there in Warrap kir?
Bush
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
As I former rebel army commander who knows to fight better than those RATS and now president, C-in-C and chairman of the party, the threats of those RATS will not deter him from going home.
Gangura
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Salva is more conncern only when something happening in his own Area like Warrap his State. late Us see Election is coming He will be suck immediatly becuase of his been selfness & Nepotasim. for it is good for rebels to be in control of Unit State plus Warrap. to hell with Danks.
Gangura
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
you talk out of points late c)
Madingthith
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
President visit to Warrap State is very much welcoming to the State politicians and other icons in the various counties of Warrap.
We didn,t know whether the president brief the public on the issue of governor,sremoval or to be retained in her position.He(The President)is also visiting Warrap because also to attend his daughter official wedding ceremony which is taking place in Akon Milo Town.
Brother Billy
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Madnia Tonj seems to be not knowing what heis talking about by always shouting and preaching about the allocation of the State capital in Kuajok, what is wrong with Kuajok since it is inhabited by a peacefull community who gave their vast and fertile land to the state government compare to your home town where people use to fight day and night for baseless issues, I wil not support such ideas @ al
Brother Billy
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Welcome back home Mr. President, home is home although it is still legging behind in terms of develmt.I hope the president will release a word of removing Nyandeng Malek who is very resistant to change and development.e.g she pretended to have repaired Wau-Kuajok road upon hearing the coming of President to Warrap.What if she used the budget she took to lakes for constructing private school?O God
south boy
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
kiir have right to visite his home ,based on triblism that we all seen in his Leadership. my advice to kiir is Let nyadeng remain in the governorship let those who want to cry let them cry, south is ours, not for kiir alone, but just a matter of time, let kiir do what ever he want to do, time will come soon.
south boy
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
please Bush, who are you?you call your self bush, those people are not rats as you call them, they are human being, let your kiir go and come back to Juba, we the southerness want kiir alive, because he is the first president, but we want him to charge his leadership, and act as president of south sudan not dinka president
Brobo
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Kiir has right to visit his home land,because he known the rebel are series to attract the area,that is very pleasure that kiir is showing to other if there is problem on your are you have to visit your people,for example like are dieing all the time in unity state no one was visited them,kiir has right to do, I do approach that show
thank you
bless for those who are knowing what it is…
Bush
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
@south boy
What changes do you want Mr Kiir to do now? You Nuer have all the powers in this government, do you want him to step down and your Riak Machar become a president so that you can see the changes that you are talking of? just enjoy killing yourselves in Unity State but if you try to advance to other states then that will be the end of those RATS.
twins
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Brobo
You got that right brother. But Kiir is going to convience the governor to resign and give her a deal so that a man of his choice would be a governor. A one who will do what he say. Kiir knows very well that there is no way this lady can come out of govornership because most people love her unless he make a deal with her which he is about to do.
BM Bol
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Kuacjok is a homestead to Kuac Nyok clan and Kiir belongs to Awan clan. To reach Kuacjok from Awan, one must travel though Aguok (the rightful owners of Gogrial county) just as much as one must travel through Apuk to reach Tonj from Awan. The point is both places (Kuacjok & Tonj) are far from Awan (Kiir’s homestead) in term of proximity. You would have been correct if Kiir had relocated the capi
JAMES KUOI STEPHEN
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
SPLA/SPLM shouldn’t contribute compromises to those rebels for no reason, they turned guns against brothers in Cush!
President Salva Kiir! make resolution to these issues with out accuses, admitting these rebels opinion agains wouldn’t be appreceitted,
SPLA already country’s military depand in operation.
BM Bol
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
I don’t think people know how far Warrap’s ciptial (Kuacjok) is from Unity state. It would be very suicidal for rebel to reach there. They may succeed in concentrating certain areas bordering Unity states, but claiming that they intent to liberate Warrap is a wild dream. IF they couldn’t concentrate deeply into Warrap during the war when SPLA’s resources were limited what make them they can do it
Mayar
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Warrap shouldn’t be a State at the first place..
omoni jr.
Kiir to visit Warrap despite rebel threats
Hi folks,
It has been a while guys,
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