JUNE 2015 ELECTIONS: A MAN EATS MAN’S WAR STRATEGY

ELECTION, A MAN EATS MAN’S TOOL BUT PEACE, A CITIZENS’ EAGER. (A response to Biar Dhieu’s article)

By Anyuon-magedem D’Gomba

January 19, 2015 (SSB) — In my own view and on election being a man eats man’s tool, I believe the arguments by all the like minded in south Sudan all the way from the analysts, activists and other well wishers would be the way to perceive than dragging on advantages. The decision came across, on the forthcoming election as opposed by many partisans of the nation seems to be a self protector’s tool by the government officials and not for the benefits of the suffering citizens.

In respond to the argument by my brother “Biar Dhieu Akuchjang” in his then response to “Dut Mabior”. I definitely agree with him that some of us indeed behalf like robots and in fact the then German despot who was once rated a world’s ever born dictator. That is it. But then I wonder why again down his article, would he utters supporting the election which the dictator is imposing on suffering citizens who have no energy and courage to vote. I thought after having mentioned the deeds of dictator chancellor Hitler, he was to become a diversion of the election which is being injected into an already sick living.

Maybe to enlighten my brother further on the demerit of this elections, am seeing it is clear that the election in its quest to compete with peace would be a dictatorial ado which no one but a robot and a dictator as you said can think this terrible time. I believe the election is for individuals’ benefits and not for the citizens’ good. Simply they said and spelt it out clearly that the term, legitimacy and presidency as far as their so called constitution is expiring on July, 9^th which if the peace won’t come in between will be a set back to the government. Fine, why is the peace impossible if such generations are expected? I believe peace is being hijacked here by those who are protecting their seats and refusing being brought to book by justice.

When Mr. Dhieu was talking about the right of citizens to votes just like any other citizens of other nations. I really felt to understood why he should be the first to have thought so knowing the atmosphere and environment we had in our country. The country is yelling for peace and not election. And in this, I would like to quote what Dr. Majak D’Agoot said, same on this topic when he was interviewed by the SBS radio, Australia, that ” peace is paramount and of benefit to all south Sudanese, but election is of individuals’ benefit” He challenged the head of electoral commission who recently said that an election should proceed despite opposition, and that the absent of some regions won’t be tool to postpone election because even the whole south didn’t used to vote in general election when we were one Sudan. Dr said that was the main agenda they fought for freedom because we were not equal stakeholders in the governance and that our participation was low making us neglected.

Talking about election in order to have another government, I think the negotiations in Addis Ababa are there to bring the government of the nation unity (GoNU) which will be mandated to smear the remaining issues before elections if all the parties are for peace which is unconditional other than self gain.

Am obliged that I must have put my brother into my shoe on the topic which I thought he wasn’t able to weigh his merits on the agenda. Let my brother know that there can be no good south Sudan when other side is in turmoil or rather would not take part in voting and as once said by Mrs. Stella, the 19^th centuries’ revolutionaries, that “one will never thought anything small can never be effective not unless you have never shared bed with a mosquito”. In so doing and co existence, I believe we can be one strong nation.

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