PRESS STATEMENT: Presidential Committee for Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance in Jonglei State
3 min readStatement from Presidential Committee on Jonglei peace
Presidential Committee for Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance in Jonglei State
PRESS STATEMENT
4th April 2012
The Presidential Committee for Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance in
Jonglei State held a workshop in Bor from 2nd – 4th April 2012.
Members of Parliament of Jonglei State, representatives of the Sudan
Council of Churches, the South Sudan Peace and Reconciliation
Commission, the Jonglei State Peace Commission, civil society groups
and UN agencies joined the members of the Committee for dialogue on
the way forward.
The Committee was honoured to receive a briefing from the Vice
President of the Republic of South Sudan and the Governor of Jonglei
State, who have visited every county in the state. They expressed the
support of national and state government for the work of the
Committee. The Vice President repeated his apology for atrocities
carried out by forces under his command in the aftermath of the 1991
split; the Governor publicly accepted the apology and himself made a
personal apology for anything he had done. The time has come for all
of us to apologise for what we have done to each other, and to
reconcile, as our Vice President and Governor have set the tone.
The Committee analysed the current situation, with the help of the
other stakeholders, and determined the immediate next steps.
On Good Friday, 6th April 2012, four teams from the Committee will
move to the ground to mobilise the people and listen to their
concerns.
This will lead to a conference in each of the four areas – greater
Akobo, greater Fangak, greater Pibor and greater Bor – around the
third week of April. There will then be a larger conference, bringing
together all areas, in Bor in the last week of April. After that, the
Committee will report to the President and await further developments.
The Committee feels that there is a new momentum for peace in Jonglei
State at all levels, from the grassroots right up the national
government. We appeal to all stakeholders within Jonglei and South
Sudan to put aside their differences and take this opportunity to work
together for peace, reconciliation and tolerance. Enough is enough.
We appeal to all to speak the language of peace, reconciliation and
tolerance, particularly our diaspora and intellectuals. We must all
accept responsibility for what we say and what we do, to give peace a
chance in Jonglei and the whole of South Sudan.
The Committee would like to thank all its collaborators, but
particularly UNMISS for providing so much logistical support.
Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul
Chair
Presidential Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance in Jonglei State
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