There are many voices opposing the presidential order establishing 18 more states
4 min readBy Majok Arol Dhieu, Rumbek, South Sudan
October 16, 2015 (SSB) — It is the toughest issue to reverse and let the president be forewarned in advance. The lost boys overseas have made it clear with their international communities that the president must put the order on moratorium or be null and void.
Let me give you an example that “if your father calls you and give you pocket money, later on say that he want the money back while you have waste it partially or completely, honestly there will be a great conflict here because you are treated fairly and you are being ashamed by your own father as you might already have informed your friends for gathering”.
For those who claimed the nullification of the order, you are completely waging the worse war. Let President Kiir either face you or face us seriously because we have been requesting our own state before politicians talk about federal system of governance. If other people somewhere in South Sudan where waiting the order eagerly, then the war will be worse compare it to the current rebellion if the president make a grave mistake to nullify the establishment order.
Who are now better, those from outside or the people within? Obviously the people within are better because if anything happen in the country such as war among nations or within, they will takes up arm and defend their country compare to those who went away for their safety. The Presidential order establishing 18 mores states is excellent and perfect and we are waiting the president to come up with implementation immediately although the creation of states seem to opened up a Pandora’s box since others are complaining to have their own state and others are complaining not to be annex to another state.
This is not the first time for South Sudanese to do it and possibly let me take you through what happened when President Jaafar Nimeri issued a Presidential decree to divided South Sudan into three. Equartoria with James Joseph Tombura as the first Governor, Bahr El Ghazal under Lawrence Wol and Upper Nile under Daniel Koht Mathew.
Instead of South Sudanese to applauded president Nimeri on his wise decision, he was flooded with letters of criticism because each and every politician wanted to be governor especially being designated first governor was something not common. This was the reason why Nimeri imposed sharia law on South Sudanese because he became hostile and unfriendly with South Sudanese leaders.
Likewise, the same thing could easily happen, if we cry and ask something and later on reject it if given, then any leader in any area of South Sudan can simply impose unwanted law on South Sudan people.
In every website, there are multiple articles condemning president creating 18 more states. What I personally realize is the same situation that happened during Nimeri regime that those outside the government are the one that should rule better than those in offices.
It has been the practice of South Sudanese people to become politicians even at the age 20 years old who cannot manage their own affairs leave alone the multitude?
Many South Sudanese including the writer of this article have observed that the western administration was just aiding and abetting the leader of the SPLM/SPLA-IO. To create more states has been a public demand for those who might be thinking that this was single-handedly unless perhaps Riek wanted to do it himself for the purpose of his public campaign.
We have all members of parliament whose mandate is to represent their respective constituencies. Why many writers do posted articles that say the president has made it by himself without consulting the people of South Sudan? Should there be a need for the president to go abroad and ask refugees on what to do with state affairs?
The writers from outside are just writing their articles to exercise their skills in writing only not because there are some logics in their writing. What is wrong if you are given consent to have your own state and manage its resources alone?
The writers must need a total transmogrification in their writing to place peace in the heart of South Sudanese or if not, it is clear that a gag will be place in some of the writers’ mouths whether inside the country or outside.
The author is a South Sudanese and can be reach at e-mail address: majongaroldit@gmail.com
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