IS BRIG GEN. LUL RUAI A LOU-NUER KINGMAKER OR A KING?
3 min readBY GAI DENG BIAR, NAIROBI, KENYA
February 19, 2015 (SSB) — Kingmaker is a term that refers to a person or group that has great influence in a political succession, without being a viable candidate. Brig Lul Ruai may use avenues such as political, monetary, religious, and military means to influence the succession of Riek Machar who had in the past two decades used Lou Nuer to achieve his unsuccessful political ambition.
If Brig Lul is a king, than he must be prepare for huge and heavy responsibilities a head of him because some of the well known politicians in Lou Nuer would never sit back and watch him ascending to power in Lou Nuer, the case of David Yauyau have correlation with the defection of Brig Lul.
David Yau yau fought the government and signed peace that awarded him with the gubernatorial seat of the so call Greater Pibor Administrative Area/GPAA which angered Murle politicians who are currently formulating strategies to put David yau yau’s leadership to test.
Brig Lul’s broke away from prophet of doom movement make sense to many analysts as Riek Machar political activities back by barrel of guns are always implemented by Lou Nuer which had caused severe suffering and destruction of the Lou Nuer economic activities. Brig Lul’s declaration to lead South Sudan Resistance Movement/Army is a wake up of Lou Nuer which had been under the bondage of Bentiu for years of unsuccessful power takeover as it end in turbulent once initiated.
South Sudanese are every time left with no answers as to why Bentiu son and especially Riek Machar who was early in 90s nick named by late John Garang as military condom and prophet of doom after he failed to topple Garang and his family, a family that is currently strong supporter of the man who once time, an enemy to the head of their family.
Brig Lul, would now change the Lou Nuer politics which in many years had been ruined by Bentiu son, the consequences of Bentiu politic on Lou Nuer never go down well on Economic activities as most of the militia wars carried out within the territory of Lou Nuer used to be funded with livestock which is the main livelihood of the people of Lou, Socially Lou Nuer had been affected because most people who died in the battle for the achievement of Bentiu ambition to ascend to power through the efforts of lou nuer, this had led to the rise of single parenthood and orphanage
The son has been born to Lou Nuer who will shape their deteriorating image in the map of the South Sudan, any outsider would think, Lou Nuer does not have the prominent leaders who can direct the nasty youths to the community direction, but to most of insiders, the reckless behavior of the youths is attributed to high level of illiteracy.
John Luk Jok has failed to mobilize youths to achieve his ambition and now it is trial and error for the defected General to protect his community from being used to achieve Bentiu’s ambitions.
Author is an incoming financial analyst and can be reached at gabrielbiar39@gmail.com and Facebook Gai Deng
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