Pagan Amum, the Leader of the G-10, Arrives in Juba Today, 22 June 2015
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G10: From Nairobi to Juba
By Philip Thon Aleu, Juba, South Sudan
June 22, 2015 (SSB) — It is now official the group of ten former detainees, dubbed the G10, will have their new headquarters shifted from the Kenyan’s capital, Nairobi, back home (Juba).
Congratulations. Maburuk because this our home and all of us have a hut to put our heads under during the rain or when it is extremely hot (sunshine). Maburuk alekum indeed because politics is not an international business.
You must first and foremost win the support of your electorates before seeking regional and international support. It was a political miscalculations to start shouting after being relieved from government positions and indeed after leaving the country.
Now that you are coming and you wanted to be taken seriously, and remain relevant to your supporter, don’t just secure cabinet posts and forget the reform you were talking about. Of course every citizens, including less ambitious ones like me and millions are entitled to public services but now it is your time.
If you don’t forget the necessity to end the era of looting public resources without little respect, restricted civil liberties of the citizens who are just going about their own business to meet end-needs and more importantly ending the war you described “senseless.”
I took my own time and invested a lot energy to understand the reformed you wanted in the government but found nothing rathering just being fired and replaced with non-SPLM die-hearts. That point is well taken because this country was liberated by the SPLM. But that doesn’t stop there.
The SPLM have the duty to fulfill the promises of taking town to the people not buying houses abroad. You have to build roads, not looting funds meant to build them. You have to build hospitals, schools but not seeking education, health services in Nairobi or India.
Because your opposition to President Salva Kiir and failure join Riek Machar has not convinced me of what alternative you have, I am left to wait and see.
But welcome back home. (I know after striking certain deals on power sharing with your comrades in the government, your headquarters will be home – Juba).
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PAGAN AMUM ARRIVED IN JUBA AND DECLARED COMPLETE ALLEGIANCE TO PRESIDENT KIIR
By Gordon Buay Malek, Juba, South Sudan
June 22, 2015 (SSB) — The Former Secretary General of the SPLM, Pagan Amum, is now in Juba to follow up the full implementation of the Arusha Agreement to reunite the party.
He is leading a delegation of former detainees including former Finance Minister Kosti Manibe, former Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor Kuol and former Justice Minister John Luk Jok.
They were accompanied by the Kenyan Minister of Defense, Rasho Amamu.
The spokesman of the government delegation to Arusha, Akol Paul Khordit, spoke to the media after the arrival of the team.
“The arrival of comrade Pagan this morning is the continuation of the agreement that we have signed on the 21st of January this year known as Arusha reunification agreement,” Mr Kordit said.
“The problem we have in this country is a South Sudanese problem and needs a South Sudanese solution; we have to own up the process of finding a lasting peace in our country.”
The delegation will hold a series of meetings with the SPLM political bureau and the National Liberation Council.
A civil society organization, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, has welcomed the visit of Mr Amum to Juba.
“I think it is a good gesture for peace, but our main concern that we have is that such move should involve updating the public, updating the citizens on what is going on because we have seen his colleagues came here secretly and went back secretly,” said Edmond Yakani, Executive Director.
Mr. Yakani urged the government, the former detainees and the SPLM in Opposition not to dishonor the Arusha agreement.
The Former Secretary General of the SPLM, Pagan Amum, is now in Juba to follow up the full implementation of the Arusha Agreement to reunite the party.
He is leading a delegation of former detainees including former Finance Minister Kosti Manibe, former Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor Kuol and former Justice Minister John Luk Jok.
They were accompanied by the Kenyan Minister of Defense, Rasho Amamu.
The spokesman of the government delegation to Arusha, Akol Paul Khordit, spoke to the media after the arrival of the team.
“The arrival of comrade Pagan this morning is the continuation of the agreement that we have signed on the 21st of January this year known as Arusha reunification agreement,” Mr Kordit said.
“The problem we have in this country is a South Sudanese problem and needs a South Sudanese solution; we have to own up the process of finding a lasting peace in our country.”
The delegation will hold a series of meetings with the SPLM political bureau and the National Liberation Council.
A civil society organization, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, has welcomed the visit of Mr Amum to Juba.
“I think it is a good gesture for peace, but our main concern that we have is that such move should involve updating the public, updating the citizens on what is going on because we have seen his colleagues came here secretly and went back secretly,” said Edmond Yakani, Executive Director.
Mr. Yakani urged the government, the former detainees and the SPLM in Opposition not to dishonor the Arusha agreement.
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June 23, 2015 — After shamefully squandering the resources of their own people and country; after they were duly stripped of power from positions which they were using to steal service money of their own people and nation; they shamelessly begged foreign leaders of Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia to guarantee their safe sanctuary out of their own country and protection from their own government and kinsmen; running away to escape justice before the courts of law in their own country.
After propagating shamelessly against their country and people; spreading lies and defamatory statements about their country, government and people, they are brought back by their newly found guarantors – foreign Ministers of South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda.
The implementation of the Arusha SPLM Reunification Agreement with SPLM’s Former Detainees was finalized in Juba today 23rd June 2015. The South Africa’s ANC and Tanzania’s CCM ruling parties mediated the reunification of an utterly divided South Sudan’s SPLM ruling party of four (4) factions; namely: SPLM led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, SPLM-IO led by Dr. Riek Machar Teny and SPLM-FD/ G10+ of Pagan Amum Okiech. The only faction excluded from Arusha Reunification agenda is SPLM-DC of Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin.
The impact of the return of FD’s on the peace process is very insignificant. In the first place, they don’t have any armed groups or forces on the ground. The war is being executed by naturally rebellious Nuer forces under the lose command of Dr. Riek Machar Teny. Neither the FD’s/ G10+ nor South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda who brought them as peace dividends are effectively having influence over Riek and the Nuer rebel forces. Even when Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is bluffed by the African heads of States of South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda to reinstate them into their previous positions both in the government, purging them of crimes of corruption; crimes against humanity as they planned, plotted and incited the execution of 15th December 2013 war (see speech delivered at the rally on 6th December 2013) and their refusal to attend SPLM Conference on the 15th December 2013.
How will their coming back into the Party result into Peace or influence the cessation of hostilities or even stop the fighting forces of Riek Machar when they are not one group? How will their joining GRSS Change IGAD, Troika, EU, UN agenda of regime change in Juba? Or what influence does South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda have on UN sanction scheme on the warring parties and on leaders who have committed crimes against humanitarian law; criminals who have committed violence against civil population; rape against women; child abuse; destruction of properties or forced innocent populations into exile or refuge which have caused human sufferings and destabilization in the region as well as to the world community?
How will the return of the FD’s/G10+ transform the party image in bad governance for which they were the architects and managers from 2005 till 2013?
How will the return of the criminals as they were charged of corruption and dismissed from their government ministerial positions endear them to the people they cheated?
The people of South Sudan are more concerned and distressed by what these scrupulous corrupt and insensitive leaders of SPLM will do to effect armed rebellion they did not do well in December 2013. They are coming back to cover up the rampant corruption.
The public is apprehensive of their maneuvers against an elected leader and mismanagement of resources. All fingers are pointing at them because of the multitude of innocent people slain in a barbaric manner in the cause of usurping power through armed power struggle. They do not believe in the principle of democracy because of knowing who they are in the society.
May God help South Sudan!
Long live the Republic of South Sudan!
Amen!
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