SPLM wants elections to be conducted on schedule
(Mirayafm)
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement's (SPLM) Deputy Secretary General for Southern Sector, Ann Itto announced that the SPLM wants the coming elections to take place as planned in order for the referendum to be conducted on time in 2011. Speaking on Monday at a press conference, Itto denied allegations that the SPLM and Juba Alliance have agreed to boycott April's elections because ballot papers were printed in Khartoum.
Ms Itto added that the environment in Southern Sudan is conducive for the elections and all SPLM candidates, even the SPLM candidate contesting for the Presidency of the Republic is ready.
The Deputy Secretary General further said the people are geared for the general elections and will be disappointed if elections are delayed.
South Intelligence Detains Lam Akol and Seven of his Body Guards in Wau
(SV)
GoSS detained the Head of SPLM-DC, Dr. Lam Akol and 7 of his body guard at the party's headquarters, Wau town.
The Secretary General of the said party, Jor Koy said, in Wau that the South intelligence asked the delegation of the party headed by Akol to deliver the arms of the bodyguard but they refused, prompting the intelligence to arrest the seven guards, saying "I called the Vice-President of the National Security and Intelligence Service in Khartoum, Mjak de Aqot where I was briefed on the developments" indicating that he had directed the release of the delegation, but that the intelligence refused, saying that they have instructions not to allow anyone carrying weapons in the south except the guards of the President of the Republic and President of GoSS explaining that the intelligence has allowed 3 weapons for the delegation and received 4 ones, and then released the delegation heading to Yambio to launch his election campaign.
On his part, the Deputy Head of SPLM-DC, Ahmed Abdul Hamid affirmed that the most important features of their plan to run the elections is to respect the principle of democracy, unity among the Sudanese people and support the CPA.
Addressing the crowd of Bor, as part of the party elections campaign, Abdul Hamid said that they were working on the civil service, resettlement of preventive medicine in all parts of the state, the provision of veterinary centers besides removal of the remaining mines in the south affirming that these goals can be achieved only through elections.
The independent candidate for governor of Jonglei, George Ator Deng said that state's government has arrested more than 20 of his delegates across the state adding, in a press statement, that the delegates who were arrested have not been charged with any charge calling on the state government, to release them immediately for fair and free elections while also called to grant more freedoms for other political parties.
Workers Trade Unions Support Al Bashir Candidacy
(SUNA)
Trade Unions of Sudan workers resolved to support Omer Al Bashir Presidential candidacy in the national elections set for coming April, on the background of his prudent leadership and developments he has been to achieve during his term of office.
Chairman of the Trade Unions Congress, Aljinaid Mohammed Saleh participate in the meeting of the Executive Council of the African Union for Oil and Chemical Industry Workers, held last week at the Ministry of Mining, Khartoum,
Addressing the said meeting, Saleh stated that the international financial crisis has negatively impacted the African workers, notably in the oil field.
The African Union Secretary General, Mohammed Abu Sitta, said that the meeting was held at a time Sudan prepares for a democratic transition through national elections. Through political transformation and political stability the country will be able to continue the course of oil explorations, and push upward the current economic development momentum.
Abu Sitta urged resolution of conflicts rampant in the Content as well as enhancement of human rights.
The African Union Assistant Secretary General, Mabrouk Abu Zaid, called for foiling conspiracies set by super powers against the African Content, hoping unification of the African positions for countering the negative consequence of the current international economic crisis and climate change complexities.
Cattle raids disrupt disarmament in Upper Nile State, County Commissioner says
(Mirayafm)
Commissioner of Nassir County in Upper Nile State, Major General Garhoth Garkoth has said that his state is exposed to cattle raids carried out by armed groups from Jonglei State. Garkoth told Radio Miraya that arms have been collected in Lang, Mirrol and Akobo counties but stressed that the disarmament process is not complete as armed groups from Jonglei State still carry out cattle raids in Upper Nile.
He said people in the counties are exposed to cattle raids while at the river, a common water source all are dependent on.
Kiir’s office appeals to civil servants not to go on strike
(ST)
The Office of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan has appealed to the staff in the government’s civil service not to go on strike over non-payment of arrears.
In a statement issued on Monday which was broadcasted on the state-owned Southern Sudan Television and Radio, the Office of the President directly intervened by appealing to the civil servants, asking them to report to their work places by Tuesday.
Staff of the Southern Sudan Television and Radio on Friday warned that they would go on strike, beginning on Monday this week, over non-payment of twelve months of house rent allowances since last year.
The statement assured that the issue of the arrears would be resolved by the government.
The Office of the President said it acknowledged the right of the staff to receive their allowances, explaining that the decision to pay civil servants the house rent allowances was passed by the Council of Ministers and “must be fulfilled.”
It explained that the cabinet took the decision to provide house rent allowances after studying the difficult conditions the civil servants were facing for their accommodations.
The statement said most of the institutions of the government paid their staff since last year, adding this was done without the pressure of having to go on strike first.
Prior the Last Leap
(Opinion)
Sudan became within the ace of elections date and the citizens will proceed towards ballot boxes to say its word and give their votes to whom they think are qualified to transform its dreams into reality for better live.
The people will come in the coming few days to practice their right and vote in an election date stipulated in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement five years ago.
The upcoming elections come to fulfill the democratic transformation pledges of the parliament that represented all the political rainbow colours.
It is known that all steps towards the democratic transformation were complete after endorsing all the bills related to the issue.
According to the National Elections Commission the voters' registration this time is much more than the previous registration experiences in Sudan's history.
However, the voters' registration with almost half the population is but an indicator for an effective participation and complete interaction towards the event.
The elections campaigns also witnessed intensive participations from the citizens to listen to the candidates and their political programmes.
Citizens will go to the ballot boxes with full confidence as the elections will be monitored by the international community through the monitoring missions arrived in the country, together with the correspondents of the mass media to cover the event day by day and hour by hour.
Citizens will go to the ballot boxes to achieve their aspirations in the democratic transformation after five years of waiting these moments.
The serious political parties entered into the elections process through its propaganda and campaigns taking steady steps towards the final round of the political struggle after which a democratic elected government will be formed according to the results of the elections.
As for those asleep political parties which are calling for elections postponement, the clever Sudanese voters know their interests and well know that nobody will benefit from the postponement.
Our advice to those political forces is to complete their preparations instead of looking for excuses to postpone the elections; otherwise it will be thrown into the history dustbin.
Prior the last leap all Sudanese voters are asked for more constructive interaction and positive participation to send a clear message to the world that we are a civilized nation that deserves all the respect.
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