Bol Makueng: SPLM Press Release on Continuing Khartoum’s Aggression against South Sudan
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Sudan Government scales up bombardment and refuses to go to Ethiopia for a meeting with SPLM delegation.
The government of Sudan has scaled up bombardment of border towns in Upper Nile, Unity, Northern and Western Bhar el Ghazal states. People have been killed and others displaced as a result.
In addition, the NCP government has also armed mercenaries and militias to attack more areas inside South Sudan in attempt to create “liberated areas” where they can be supported to wage war on the people of South Sudan.
The NCP government’s aggression on South Sudan is due to the following reasons:
1. The NCP government in Khartoum has stolen 100% of the South Sudan oil in block1, block2 and block 4 and 48% from other blocks during the month of July. They do not want south Sudan to talk about this.
2. The NCP government wants the oil of South Sudan to be shared with them in the ration of 50% South Sudan government and 50% Sudan government for a period of seven years. South Sudan will not have any share from gold and oil of the Sudan.
3. The transfer of the Sudapet interest in South Sudan to Nilepet through a Presidential Order No. 27/2011 has deprived Sudan government of this interest which belongs to the Republic of South Sudan. The president of Sudan, Omer Bashir thinks that the taking of Sudapet is an act of war.
4. The Khartoum aggression on the South Sudan is intended to re-occupy South Sudan and make South Sudanese second class citizens as before.
The people of South Sudan are hereby assured that:
· The SPLM led government of the Republic of South Sudan will not go to war with Sudan government, but will defend you should Khartoum proceed with its plans to retake South Sudan to colonization again.
· The SPLM Chairman and President of the Republic of South Sudan went to Kenya and Uganda from 17th – 18th respectively and had explained the Khartoum government’s aggression on the people of South Sudan to the two IGAD members.
· The SPLM Chairman assured the two IGAD members that the government of South Sudan still seeks peaceful solution to all the pending problems pertaining to Abyei protocol, border demarcation between South Sudan and Sudan, oil issues and popular consultations for Southern Kordofan and Southern Blue Nile
· The Khartoum government’s consistent refusal to respect the sovereignty of South Sudan by violating the air space and bombing of people of South Sudan has been a major concern and as such, the United Nations is once more called upon to establish a no-fly zone between South Sudan and Sudan along the latitude 13° north of the equator.
· All the people of South Sudan are asked to be united behind your SPLM leadership at this time when the independence and sovereignty of the motherland is under threat from the colonial government of Sudan.
Cde Bol Makueng
SPLM Secretary for Information, Culture and Communication
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