Hi Tong Deng,

Welcome back brother, we have missed you a lot in the forum. Pertaining the issue you touched about SPLM/A conflict in the high ranking personels. It had indeed dominated the forum because we are curious to know what is taking place over there in the movement. The Rumbek emergency meeting did not satisfy us because it excluded our high ranking leaders of Bhar el Gazal, so that is why it is questionable. You can elaborate to us more why this meeting did not call all the Bhar el Gazalians' important leaders. Once again, welcome back to Mading Aweil public forum.

Santino Ajith

To add on what brother Bol and Deng have said, this letter has failed to meet the expectation of sons and daughters of Bhar-el-gazal. This letter was written and signed by officers from Rumbek and Yirol, does it mean that Bhar-el-gazal is represented by these two districts? I am not convinced, something must be going. To me, this letter is an insult to the people of Bhar-el-gazal because this shows the level of contempt these two districts have on the rest of Bhar-el-gazal. That can not be tolerated. I am still waiting for a letter from signed by all regions of Bhar-el-gazal or the one signed by Salva Kiir himself. This one here is bogus as I said two days a go, this will continue to be my position.

Dear all

First of all I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for your warmest welcome. I would like also to clarified some few points that are being asked by brothers who response to my last posting.

I have mentioned earlier the people living in Rumbek and the nearby locations only attended the meeting as stated in my previous posting. It has been put by Kuot kuot that there are communication problems in Southern Sudan. It is true. That why many of us are unable to communicate with you people when in southern Sudan because we all know that communication facilities are still lacking in southern Sudan. Me who was there in Rumbek cannot condemn the meeting or describe as bad initiative because of the very reason which I am going tell you here. You have heard all the rumors and confusions which are circulating around and none of our leaders took the initiative to brief the public of what is going on. Pieng Deng and Daniel Deng Monydit at their capacity called for the famous meeting and summarized the minutes of what was discussed and sent it by radio to two leaders and all SPLM/SPLA units to make everyone aware about the outcome of Rumbek meeting. It is also true and I agreed with you that some of regional authorities were not available in the meeting but let us not put the blame on those who have the advantage to have attended the meeting. I know there was some obstacle which prevented their present. Logistic is another major obstacle leave alone the communication problems. Let me tell you one thing no one in southern Sudan is/are in a position of encouraging south-south conflict. The two leaders are advises to come together to discussed their problems in good faith and ensure that all the pending grievances among them are settle by leadership council.

The leadership council met Dr. Garang yesterday and the delegation led by Dr. Riak and Mr. Lual Diing are about to leave for Yei to meet Salva Kiir too. You can now see things are going on well.

The chiefs in Bahr el Ghazal have prepared themselves to confront Garang and his deputy. They argued if the south goes back to war tomorrow then Kiir, Garang and their children won’t be there to face the consequences, it is our children to meet the result, that the chiefs’s position as we talk today. They are not ready to welcome anything else apart from peace.  

Coming to side of Salva Kiir who is very bitter with Dr. Garang due to some imminent grievances between the two them, he (Kiir) is not with option of violence. He wanted the problem settle by the leadership council and other relevant southerners. In short the leadership council has taken up the issue. Let be patient we shall hear from them soon.

To answer Mr. Kuot question about why Samson Kwaje or and senior SPLM officials are quite to inform the media. My answer might not right because I am not involve in decision making of such kind of issues but I could guess that it hasn’t reached the level of informing the media. It is an internal problem, which is expected to be resolve internally.

Deng Yel I disagree with you brother with your point for the way you have ignore the commanders which you term “commanders of yesterday”. Let me tell you and others plus you will agree with me. Deng Monydit and Pieng Deng plus numerous of officers who attended that meeting in Rumbek has been in the movement almost from the beginning and had contributed to Liberation struggle significantly. Thus they shouldn’t be ignored. The same people whom you viewed as nothing are the people who will be in action tomorrow if thing come to worse. Do you wanted them to accept chaos situation to happen while they will be the one to sffer tomorrow? So I think pressure from the ground is important because the leadership council or high command is there as policy makers to bless the public wish.

Thanks

Tong Deng

Dear all,

Southern Sudan in the phase of "political amensia."

All we have been getting is indeed preposterous to the fundamental fact that might come up some days later. It is always true that a solidier will never expose the important information of his master to his opponents or critics, it is ethical and I believe there should be nothing wrong about it. We are all Aweil children but we have different political ideologies and principles which guide us in our lives, therefore, it is extremely difficult to believe your opponent's position. 

Moreover,the voice of the entire region, if believed that the problem is between Garang and the region is highly important at this crucial time. However, I would not demand more clarifications relative to this disturbing issue. Those who wish Garang's gigantic mistakes to escape public notice as well as condemnation have legitimate right to do so because they trust him based upon his policies and decisions. On the contrary, some of us who don't trust John Garang's detrimental policies and ideas will always hold their reservations and doubts no matter what kind of clarifications might be put forward. A lot of people particularly those who have lost their loved ones in this "reign of terror" under Garang's leadership will always remain unsatisfied with whatever Garang is doing. John Garang ability to rule people tyrannically but he has no ability to rule people democractically, I say this statement with assertion. I will always be paranoid of his tactics and policies.

While I don't encourage any fierce violence between Garang and Salva, I am glad that John Garang has been told of his massive mistreatments and other collosal mistakes he has irresponsibly done. The need for a constructive modifications and transformations in his leadership are badly required and let's hope John Garang will sincerely address these grievances or concerns upcoming meeting with council. John Garang's administration has a bad history of denigrating other people importance and contributions; he (Garang) has made the country his manufactory and the people his workmen which is indeed contrary to our modern politics and governance.

Furthermore, I will never be happy with John Garang because of his reckless leadership which caused Northern Bhar el Ghazel  an enormous problem in the period of devastating slavery.

Thanks,

Garang Aher 

Santino Bol,

Again, it is indeed a disturbing scenario for most of us who care much for the vulnerable people in the South Sudan, especially women, children and the disabled.

Prior to this rampant rumor, the vast majority in the South have been longing for better leadership and policies; however, we have never wished any aggressive or violent confrontation between Garang and some of his officers. We all believe that constructive changes through a democractic leadership, where all people will have unlimited access to the management and pariticipation in their own government will be feasible sometimes. This ideally has been our dream and guiding principle for our future political improvements and beneficial changes.

Southerners don't want violence in the leadership but they need changes through democracy where all leaders will be elected by the people they will represent both locally and nationally.

"Democracy is not the best system but there is no better system than democracy." By Winston Churchil, former British Prime Minister.

We need the government "of the people, for the people, and by the people." By Abraham Linclon.

Dear Ben Aguer

This is a good opportunity having had this discussion, which bring everybody together. We here in Kenya and Sudan still remember you but we failed to figure out where you are. Thanks to Mading Aweil discussion who made it possible for you to communicate us. Last month I was checking the list of users on this website to see who is there and with my surprise your name appeared in the list. I immediate I wrote to you a private e-mail to confirm whether that was you. I failed to receive the reply from your side. Please receive our warmest greetings from my family, Victor Ngor Nyong and me. It is great pleasures for all of us hearing from you after long last.

I agree with your analysis. All of us were born in southern Sudan and we know how political situation has been going for the last centuries up to the present day.

Have a nice time.

Tong Deng