Instead of Pibor Aministration, President Kiir must create 23 states including Pibor State
4 min readInstead of Pibor Administration, President Kiir must create 23 states including Pibor state
By David Aoloch Bion
In the last seven months, the Government and the Rebels in South Sudan were busy preparing for the war. They were recruiting soldiers, buying guns, attack and counterattack but there was no breakthrough in the battlefield on either side. Although, the Government has upper hand in the frontline she could not say for sure she has defeated the rebels, on the other hand, the rebels have not ruled out their hope of defeating the Government at one point. In short it is a stalemate in the battlefield.
The last seven months, our experiences tell us that, the Rebels are the initiators. The Government is the rejoinder. The rebels initiated the war. The Government responded to the war.
Now, the rebels have initiated brilliant idea or rather, let use the word ‘’ remind ‘’ because the idea was in our mind but we did not speak it out. The rebels have reminded all South Sudanese about an idea of creating more states in country in the new federalism.
Thank the rebels for let us remember something we have forgotten. The rebels proposed that South Sudan should be divided into 21 states, that is brilliant idea. The South Sudanese, the 11 million South Sudanese proposed 23 states, that is most brilliant idea. When I talk of ‘’rebels’’, it is the 40,000 rebels fighting the government. When I talk of ‘’South Sudanese ‘’, it is all citizens in the 10 states.
This is the world of democracy, where the voices of the majority are the last saying and last authority. Although, in our case the voice of ‘’one man ‘’ is strongest than the voice of the 11 million. It has been proposed by 40, 000 rebels plus 500, 000 rebels supporters that South Sudan should be divided into 21 states . And it has been proposed by 11 million South Sudanese that South Sudan should be divided into following 23 states ,
1. Imatong State:Torit :Ikotos , Lafon ,Magwi; H/Q Torit
2. Lomurnyang State : Kapoeta S. , Kapoeta North ,Kapoeta East , Budi; H/Q Kapoeta
3. Maridi State: Mundri West ,Mundri East , Mvollo ,Ibba; H/Q Maridi
4. Gbudwe State: Anzara ,Yambio , Ezo , Tumbura ,Nagero; H/Q Yambio
5. Jubek State: Juba ,Terekeka; H/Q Juba
6. Yei River State: Yei , Kajo-keji , Morobo , Lainya; H/Q Yei
7. Wau State: Bagari , Jur River; H/Q Wau
8. Aweil State: Aweil South Aweil Center; H/Q Aweil
9. Lol State: Aweil West ,Aweil North , Raga; H/Q Raga
10. Aweil East State: Aweil East; H/Q Wanyjok
11. Kiir State: Twic , Abyei; H/Q MayenAbun
12. Gogrial State: Gogrial East , Gogrial West; H/Q Kuacjok
13. Tonj State: Tonj North , Tonj East ,Tonj South; H/Q Tonj
14. Lakes State: Yirol East , Yirol West+ Awerial; H/Q Yirol
15. Rumbek State: Cueibet , Rumbek East , Rumbek North , Rumbek Center , Wulu; H/Q
16. Liech State: Rubokona , Guit , Leer , Mayendit , Panyijar , Koch , Mayom; H/Q Bentiu
17. Ruweng State: Panrieng , Abiemnom; H/Q Abiemnom
18. Eastern Nile State: Renk , Maban , Melut , Baliet , Akoka , Pigi; H/Q Malakal
19. Western Nile State: Panyikang , Kodok , Manyo; H/Q Kodok
20. Jonglei State: Bor , Twic East , Duk; H/Q Bor
21. Bieh State: Fanjak , Ayod , Akobo , Nyiro , Uror ; H/Q Ayod
22. Latjoor State: Nasir , Ulang , Maiwut , Longuchok; H/Q Nasir
23. Boma State: Pibor , Pachalla . Buma; H/Q Pibor
And Ramciel shall be the capital city of the Federal State.
In the democratic society , the 23 states should be created because it is will of the majority. As I said earlier that in our case the voice of one man is strongest than voices of 11 million ,
Who is this one man? It is President Kiir .
With humility , my dear South Sudanese inside and outside South Sudan, whether you an enemy to Mr. Kiir or friend to unite and unite behind the proposers of the 23 states and put more pressure on Mr .Kiir to force him to create the 23 states instead of creating state for Pibor county . All of us we need services like people of Pibor , it is unwise for all of us to go to war because we need states, like people of Pibor did . this is not jealousy of the right of Murle people , it is universal , inclusive solution to our fundamental problem which is the service delivery .
Dear South Sudanese Mr Kiir has been issuing decrees without consulting anyone .it is our time to force him to make a decree . Mr Kiir should know the creation of 23 states and federalism are the demands of all South Sudanese. if Mr Kiir refuse to implement this popular demand of the people . No problem , any Government that would come after him whether he (Kiir) will rule for 100 years or not will implement the 23 states and the federal system of governance , which we are operating but not written in our constitution .
Mr . Kiir should not tell us. Where is the money? , there is money! Gives us 23 states and we shall create the money from our land.
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