Kiir tells Southerners not to sell votes for forced Unity of Sudan

Kiir tells Southerners not to sell votes for forced Unity of Sudan
Tuesday 27 November 2007.
By Isaac Vuni

November 26, 2007 (JUBA) — Sudan People’s Liberation Movement leader on Sunday November 25 has warned southern Sudanese to not sale their votes for forced unity; he further said that already money is pouring in the south to buy their vote for unity.


Salva Kiir MayarditThe President of the government of Southern Sudan who is also the First Vice President of the republic, Salva Kiir Mayardit cautioned people to be careful because money has already been pour here to buy their vote for unity.

"My advice is that if you are given money takes it but vote for what southern Sudanese stood and fought for even Sudan became independent on January 1st 1956, besides nobody will take you to court for having taken bribery money;" reassured Kiir.

"It is peace that we are interested in and indeed we negotiated for it while holding on our guns and delivered it to you the citizen of southern Sudan through the signing of the CPA on January 9th 2005, therefore our mission as fighters is accomplished;" Kiir said.

He added that what remains is the responsibility of the citizens of Southern Sudan including other marginalized Sudanese to embrace and protect the CPA up to time when Southerners would have to decide either to remain in a united Sudan or form a new Independent South Sudan through the forthcoming referendum to be held in 2011 "so the choices are yours but do not sale your vote for forced unity" Kiir said.

Mayadrit was speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral Kator at ceremony to mark the enrolment of 205 new YCS members drawn from Supiri, Juba Girl, Juba Commercial, Juba Day, Comboni and Juba Technical secondary schools in Juba after they expressed willingness to save their fellow students at any time with words of the Lord as commanded by Jesus Christ, the prince of peace.

He hailed the masses of Juba for their warm and historical reception during his recent return from USA via Kenya where he updated the international community particularly those who assisted in realization of the CPA on why SPLM has suspended its participation in the government of national unity in Khartoum. He described his visit as a successful peace mission.

Kiir denied allegations by NCP members that he has gone to USA in order to conspire against the government in which he is the First Vice President. He said those speculating such baseless rumors as the real enemy of peace in Sudan.

Salva Kiir Mayardit reiterated that southern Sudanese under his leadership will not go back to war again. However, if attack, southerners have the right to defend themselves, he declared.

“I do not want us, southern Sudanese and the marginalized Sudanese, to nurse the idea that SPLM/A under my leadership will take people back to war, never again. Instead I urge all of us to exert more efforts in consolidating CPA and to ensure its full implementation to the letter and spirit”, reassured Kiir.

President Kiir disclosed that in the coming weeks he will travel to Khartoum to discus and find out how far President Omar Hassan el Basher and his ruling National Congress Party have gone in fulfilling conditions placed by SPLM as of October 11th this year.

Kiir reassured the jubilant congregation that SPLM ministers and presidential advisors will not resume working in the government of national unity nor the newly appointed will be sworn in until key provisions of the CPA as demanded by SPLM are implemented as scheduled.

President Kiir said it’s an obligation to support and direct the young generation of southern Sudan to leading a promising lives especially during the CPA era that ended a protracted 21 years of war between north and south Sudan and the marginalized Sudanese.

Kiir donated twenty million Sudanese pounds, equivalents of ten thousands United States of American dollars to Young Christians Students (YCS) movement in Juba.

Earlier, Archbishop Paolino Lukud Loro who presided over the YCSers’ enrolment ceremony said people of southern Sudan are yarning for justice, peace and equality in all sectors of governments and privates institutions.

The Archbishop reminded the congregation that the catholic liturgical year 2007 has ended on the very Sunday and coming Sunday will witness beginning of New Year 2008.

Thereafter His Grace welcomed President Kiir who is also a parishioner of St. Theresa Cathedral saying, “Today the we have our children from various secondary before us parents, spiritual and GoSS leaders and they are about to promise before us that they are prepared to lead a Christian’s life for the shake of promoting justice, peace and development in our war torn southern Sudan. Therefore, I invite Your Excellency as our beloved president of the government of Southern Sudan to say a word of advice to these committed Young Christians Students”.

The young Christian students promised to be faithful to the principle of YCS and to put all their efforts in trying to encourage love and mutual respect among all students, in particularly promised to leaded a life of love and rendering services to fellow students within their respective schools.

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