S. Sudan’s unity government likely to rule till 2021: official

[Elisabeth Janaina]

S. Sudan’s unity government likely to rule till 2021: official

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February 27, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Transitional Government of
National Unity (TGoNU) could, after implementing the 2015 peace
agreement in good faith, remain in power until 2021, a prominent
member of the Jieng Council of Elders (JCE) has said.

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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (AFP)

The peace agreement, Aldo Ajou Deng Akuei said, still requires total
restoration of national security, the unification of South Sudan army
(SPLA), the reconciliation process, accountability and hybrid court,
national census, the election commission law and the making of the
permanent Constitution before any elections.

The JCE is a group of veteran politicians who advise President Salva
Kiir on political issues.

“Two years will not be enough to get the weakened country back on its
feet. Let’s be sincere, elections will not take place in 2018 if we
mean genuine implementation of the peace deal in good faith. I think
there are very strong reasons for TGoNU to continue into 2021, to be
fair to ourselves and others”, Akuei posted on his Facebook.

The JCE official also cast doubt on whether the elections could be
held on time because the people of South Sudan are not in their homes.

“Thousands are internally displaced. About 450,000 have crossed our
borders to neighbouring countries, seeking refuge. And about 5,000,000
are facing lack of food in the whole country. With all these problems,
we have no money to implement the peace deal. The international is not
ready or committed to assist South Sudan”, he said.

The accord, Akuei stressed, has been overloaded with “a very huge
national agenda”, requiring time implement it with care and trust.

In August last year, President Kiir called for an early election, two
years ahead of schedule and before the completion of the
implementation of the peace deal, which recommends a lot of
institutional and political reforms for two and a half years of the
transitional period.

He said the reason for calling for an early election is to avoid
attempts to ascend to the office by other means than elections,
claiming some people may take advantage of the lack of a new mandate
from the people.

"We need to hear the voice of the people. If [we] don’t do so, maybe
someone will wake up one day and declare a coup,” Kiir told country’s
lawmakers, without hinting on whether he would step down from power.

Elections in the war-ravaged nation, in accordance with the timetable
outlined in the 2015 peace agreement, are to be conducted in 2018.

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27 February 22:38, by Naath

The Dinka tribal gangs advisors to Dinka tribal gangs leader Kiir
are making all kind of accuses for their criminal leader to stay in
power for as long as he is alive. Your mismanagement of country’s
resources, your loot for money, your killings tactic, divided and
rule, and your lies is known worldwide. It is just a matter of time
you will be defeated no later than 2020.

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27 February 22:58, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam

President Kiir, also does not mean to be in power or in
politics more than beyond than 2018,
Kiir, will step aside through ballot not by war or dirty
politics being axecrisse by army’s group in the country.

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28 February 02:50, by Atemjak

Naath

If you overthrow the government of the day by using arms then
it become recicle bringing more suffering, more lost of lives and more
destruction of properties and you have not addressed the problems that
faced S.Sudanese people. I will like to advise you to use most
powerful tool; the ballot box, it causes no harm and shame the
president of the if incase he rigg election and citizen went

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28 February 02:57, by Atemjak

It causes no harm and shame the president of the day if
incase he rigg election and citizen went to the streets to demand
their. Think about it if all things happen in South Sudan because Kiir
rigg election do you think Kiir will have stay in power up to now.

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27 February 23:06, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam

Those who are claiming to over throw Mr. Kiir by force are
dreaming negativitly
Kiir, will be ousted through democratically change. meaning that election
Let us listen to Mr. President national dialogue which he
scheduled in last year

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27 February 23:11, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam

Those who are friends to Riek Machar, should convince Mr Riek
Machar to come back for nation building with Kiirdit, one cannot claps
itself.
South Sudan, will change itself automatically without leaders if
Riek Machar accept president calls for peace in war ton country.

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28 February 05:40, by jubaone

Ayuiu Makuach,
Dr. Riak is educated, Kiir is not. It’s Riak that must lead
Kiir and not the reverse. It’s like putting an illiterate luakjienge
into a Boeing 737 cockpit and expecting the half idiot to fly that
plane. It just CAN’T work, however much he tries. Kiir was born and
remains a loser. Fighting alone doesn’t matter cos fools do that. We
need good brains which Kiir doesn’t have.

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28 February 02:57, by john akeen

There should be no election until 2050 and that will be 32yrs
start from 2018, election from 2021 wish’s 4yrs it’s not enough, south
Sudanese people they still don’t know that they are very impertinent
in this world

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28 February 03:22, by doot

In elevens years of ruling, president has already used all his
privileges as citizen.This means that his term to this is over.Over
the top,he need to step-down.To him stepping down is a joke because
they are many jokes about him. No president ever,yet,people of South
Sudan need a fresh person to make this country great again.

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28 February 03:27, by john akeen

Is batter for us to keep president Kiir in the office ratter than
someone else, because if we put somebody else in the office that
person mid do same thing like president Kiir did according to what
Nuers and equatorians are saying

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28 February 05:20, by jubaone

John Akeen,
As long as there are so many semi illiterates and half idiots
like you who have little education and skills (your deplorable
English), Kiir will rule for life. Kiir himself has no formal
education and doesn’t know what to do with himself, if removed from
office. He might not be able to herd cows any longer, the "urban
cowboy".

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28 February 05:55, by South South

Jubaone,

It’s good that Kiir has cows, not monkeys. Kiir will leave
official voluntary if he decides to leave. Who can remove him?
Monkeys’ eater like you? There are very strong leaders behind kiir, if
you make comparison with kiir, Kiir is an angel. You have Kuol Manyang
and Malong Awan waiting anxiously. The will crush traitors and
monkeys’ eater.

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28 February 06:15, by jubaone

South South,
Well, if eating monkey meat makes me more intelligent
than cow meat, the evidence is there to see. Malong, Kuol and
whichever jienges may use their "feet and hands" but I use my brains
and that will remain so. It’s just a question of time when such
tailless monkeys will be relegated to "cages" or flushed off to their
luaks. I am sure of that.

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28 February 06:21, by jubaone

South South,
Ofcourse such half idiots like you who have no or
little education glorify such monsters like Kiir. No wonder jienge
hirelings like you are terrified and fear to rebuke a "benydit". He
could order you to kiss 💋 his feet or a** and you submissively would
do that. This is the reason why jienges can’t rebel. They are
terrified and you are a good example.

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28 February 06:45, by South South

Jubaone,

What education you are talking about? Is
eating monkeys something we should call good education? Dinka fought
for South Sudan and if you are waiting for them to rebel to help you
destroy South Sudan, then you are dreaming. It is you one day will
come back to South Sudan and kiss Kiir’s feet for forgiveness. I will
be watching monkeys’s eater from very close with very angry face.

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28 February 06:50, by South South

Jubaone,

Take it very straight from me, you are
like an insect under our shoe. We can do anything with you anytime we
want including crushing you. Mark my words, we are not angry yet
because you are nothing, but loser who use internet only to make very
empty threats, who care?

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28 February 05:24, by Dinka-Defender-General

I disagree with John Akeen that President Kiir needs to stay
in power until 2050. It is unreasonable argument. Would you please
tell us why President Kiir deserves continue ruling. Give us 5 to 10
reasons why president needs more time. I stick with president because
I did not want to create more atrocities than what Machar did with his
supports, but president is making the country weaker everyday.

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28 February 04:51, by Dinka-Defender-General

No way for President Kiir to stay in power until 2021. What are
the benefits of him staying in power until 2021? Nothing. I don’t see
benefits and I disagree with government explanations. We, the South
Sudan need an election soon and 2018 is reasonable to conduct it.
President Kiir must go and make room for new faces in the government
for developments.

repondre message
28 February 04:57, by Dinka-Defender-General

Continue..why do we want to keep President Kiir in power for
that long time? Please don’t get me wrong. I like President Kiir, but
his terms are over. We, the people of South Sudan need an election
soon. Also executive power needs to be eliminated from the president.
Check and balance need to be implemented between president,
representatives, and tribal leaders.

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28 February 05:04, by Dinka-Defender-General

continue..I believe there are many leaders who can take President
kiir position and do better job to people than President did since
2005. Would you please show us anything President Kiir did to South
Sudan people since 2005 to qualify him for "good faith?" Nothing.
Therefore, President Kiir must subside in 2018 and let other leaders
take over the leadership.

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28 February 05:14, by Dinka-Defender-General

Continue..personally, I don’t believe in violence or war among
citizens, but I believe all citizens should upraise to overthrow the
President from the power any time president wants to stay in power
without citizens approval in Egypt and many other African countries.
This is the only solution I will support 100% in South Sudan.

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28 February 05:26, by Eastern

It’s good to hear that the inept Kiir plans on clinging on power
till 2021; how he will be able to do that remains another question.
The most important thing though for his clueless followers to know
that it will be war, rebellions, famine and deaths between now and
2021. Does South Sudan really need Kiir at the helm for one more
day?!!!!!!

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28 February 05:30, by pabaak

Sudantribune on loose run like their usual business and this will
make them nothing but a Xerox. A copying machine that just copy and
paste without reasoning, what’s in world that a community leader will
step in something not in his mandate this is something not in his
responsibilities,wether election is delayed, postponed or what ever
came it is election committee with Government

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28 February 05:43, by pabaak

whom can led the people know what’s going about the 2018
election, a kid from standard four can know this. folk be careful this
webside page has its own agenda of the over internet war probably
tried to collect spill milk from the ground, which a gone case, if
something fought vigorously on ground did not succeed then how do they
delusively think their over the internet war will turn it around?

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28 February 05:50, by Eastern

So long as Makuei and Wek Wek Ateny remain mute and donot
dispute this information, JCE wields more influence than any other
established institution in South Sudan. Stop your myopic bashing of
Sudantribune!!!