Let work for peace and unity for the better of our nation
By Daniel Machar Dhieu, Bor, South Sudan
February 8, 2016 (SSB) —- It’s very vital to maintain peace and unity in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious country like South Sudan as we know very well South Sudan is actually occupied by over 64 tribes with almost three religious groups such as Christianity, Islamic and paganism as divided across geo-political lines of South Sudan. The nation’s unity is being woefully threatened by ethnocentrisms, sentiments and tribalism. Recently, tribalism has exploded in the central part of the country causing more harm and hatred among the overall South Sudanese. In this article I would like the citizen to take a look on the Following are some tips on how to maintain peace and unity in South Sudan:
The most problem affecting our people is Sentiment, sentiment is one of the major problems that are threatening the present of unity and harmony in South Sudan. The war of words and tribal feuds are been squabbled by South Sudanese all over the country. We must stop making sweeping generalization on other ethnic tribes, and begin to reserve our emotions toward other ethnic groupings if peace and unity must reign in our nation. We need to change the policy of seeing other tribes as important as other tribe, there is actually no tribe is more important than other tribe we are all the same on our land. There no one day that we may expel some tribes and import some other tribes is very impossible.
We need to admit love for ourselves, because love is the bedrock of peace and oneness in a multi-cultural nation like South Sudan. South Sudanese of every tribe, gender, and religion should love and respect each other as one family. We should learn to love our fellow countrymen. If we’re challenged by a problem, we should round ourselves on a negotiating table and not to dwell in finger-pointing and wicked sentiments. If we love and adore ourselves as South Sudanese, peace and unity will forever thrive in our country.
We have to understand the Sense of Brotherhood, This is very important not only in maintaining unity in the nation, but in upholding peace and tranquillity among South Sudanese. South Sudanese should regard all and various as one. Parents at home and teachers in school should orient the kids about the importance of equality. Let the South Sudanese people know that they belong to one family. The notion of “we” vs. “them” must be stopped for South Sudan to stay stronger, safer and more united.
To maintain peace and unity in South Sudan, massive enlightenment must ensued. The national Government must step-in to enlighten the general public, especially the ignorant and illiterate population about unity and peaceful co-existence among the citizenry, with the central theme of equality and oneness. This can be relayed through the channels of media so as to reach the massive population.
South Sudan was achieved on the foundations of tolerance and solidarity. As South Sudanese, we should uphold the South Sudan dream of unity in diversity and stay strong, peaceful, and united despite the bitter challenges that are facing us today.
As a young nation and an active member of the international community, international communities can never take our security and right to exist for granted. Such as Economic and social prosperity, and a strong economy, we should not dependent on anyone who claim to being able to rely on access to markets and adopt fair trade practices in our nation. Since we got independence as a sovereign Republic in 2011, international communities has always focused on being a good friends to us, through building peaceful, cordial political, economic and social relations with all countries. But nevertheless we need to wake-up to control our national affairs.
The writer is the Student at South Sudan Christian University, Juba South Sudan. Contact him through email: machardhieu@gmail.com
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