Ruweng community threatens war over giving state to SPLM-IO

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Ruweng community threatens war over giving state to SPLM-IO

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March 31, 2017 (JUBA) – Community leaders and intellectuals from
Ruweng state in South Sudan have threatened to take up arms against
the government’s decision to sack a governor who split from his peace
partner, the SPLM-IO led by First Vice President Taban Gai.

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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (AFP)

In a statement released on Friday, the community leadership questioned
the President’s motive behind his decision to give the area to the
armed opposition, which they accused of committing war crimes in their
area.

The statement follows a protest by Ruweng’s native citizens who
objected the President Kiir’s decision to fire Governor Theji Da Adwad
after his recent split from SPLM-IO over land ownership with the First
Vice President Taban Deng Gai’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in
Opposition (SPLM-IO).

“The Ruweng community is stunned by this uncaring decision, we are
surprised by the action of the President. If President Kiir is sincere
with the implementation of the peace agreement, why did he decide to
sell Ruweng people to the SPLM-IO in order to implement the peace?"

In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, the community claimed that
many citizens in the area were mercilessly killed in Bentiu by forces
acting on the directive of Taban Deng Gai at the height of the 2013
war.

“Mr. First Vice President, your premature decision to invade Ruweng
State is a recipe for conflict. Ruweng people denounce violence and
condone peace and development. It is evident in the annals of history
that SPLA/M/IO directly massacred thousands of Ruweng men, women, and
children, particularly during the periods of 2013 and 2015. These
wounds inflicted on Ruweng people are not healed yet,” the statement
read.

The communique added that it was too early for SPLA/M/IO officials to
rule in Ruweng, reiterating their determination to all SPLA/M/IO
politicians whether they are Ruweng or Non-Ruweng natives.

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1 April 08:39, by Malakal county Simon

Accept SPLM-IO or accept war...

repondre message
1 April 09:06, by Loch-ley Gajiok

More states, more problems. Go on Ruweng community, you must fight
for your right and your land. Hahahah, isn’t it funny?

repondre message
1 April 09:16, by DHARCHEP

I don,t think that the whole people in Ruweng State accept the
decision to wage the war against the government of Salva Kiir
Miyardit. Salva Kiir Miyardit has a right to put any person as
governor in Ruweng State. Those who are complaining to wage the war
against the government of South Sudan are Dinka Panaruu Community not
Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom.

repondre message
1 April 09:21, by DHARCHEP

If Dinka Panaruu want to escalate the war, then they are too late
to initiate the war. If Dinka Panaruu where really so insist about a
rebel being put as a leader, then why they don,t complained about
Taban Deng Gai and Taban Deng Gai was a first vice president of South
Sudan? Who is in a high position now between the person who was
nominated to be a governor of Ruweng State?

repondre message
1 April 22:11, by Runrach

Dharchep, truth must be tell. Don’t lie to our citizens that
people of Panaruu wanted to waged war against president government.
That is untrue. They are not for war as you incorrectly applauded.
What they are demonstrating for is an IO leadership under Taban who
wanted t annexed their land to Guit county. Okay stop lying to people.

repondre message
1 April 09:28, by DHARCHEP

I and my people of Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom had a meeting
yesterday that we as Dinka Ruweng community of Biemnom will not wage
the war against Salva Miyardit. Since the start of the SPLA/SPLM
struggling on May 16, 1983, Dinka Ruweng Community never rebel against
the SPLA/SPLM. Our objective as Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom was
to remain firm and united.

repondre message
1 April 09:35, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
If you don’t mind, distance yourself, You don’t get it. No one
mobilized you to this critical event, then get out of here! Ruweng
state people can argue this case.

repondre message
1 April 09:44, by DHARCHEP

Kush, I don,t want to hear your bullshit nonsance ok.
Don,t say Ruweng State people. Say Panaruu people simple. Don,t
attached yourself to Ruweng Community. You are not from Ruweng
Community, but from Dinka Panaruu Community. Fucked it. Dinka Ruweng
Community of Biemnom will not do that. I call and I talk to them. You
people of Dinka Panaruu need to carry your own mission. Stop
generalizing things

repondre message
1 April 12:54, by DHARCHEP

Kush, you are son of bitch. Shot the fuck up and joined
the rebel if you want. Most of Dinka Panaruu are rebels. Why do you go
against your brother? He was a rebel that is it. If you don,t want him
just kill him. I am glad that I am from Dinka Ruweng Community of
Biemnom county. We don,t have rebel from Dinka Ruweng of Biemnom.
Don,t spread noise for no reason.

repondre message
1 April 09:31, by DHARCHEP

If Dinka Panaruu want to fight against Salva Kiir Miyardit, let
them go a head. However, the Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom will
not initiate that. Miyol Kur, Theji, and Machar, were all from Dinka
Panaruu community not from Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom.

repondre message
1 April 21:34, by Dinka-Defender-General

DHARCHEP and dear Ruweng community my personal advice to you
is that just wait because President Kiir will replace the governor
within few months. I think there is no reason to fight when you can
wait for your turn. You cannot rule Ruweng Community forever. We are
all South Sudanese people and anyone whether Nuer and Dinka can take a
seat without being threat of war. We need to go back to 7 State

repondre message
1 April 21:56, by DHARCHEP

Dear, Dinka Panaruu need to distance themselves from
misusing the name Ruweng. Panaruu need to know the Identity. What I
know Panaruu are not called Ruweng at all. I don,t know why Panaruu
called themselves Ruweng for what. Call yourselves Panaruu please.
Actually Ruweng name is like a prostitute on the street. Panaruu never
called themselves Ruweng. I don,t know what happened today.

repondre message
1 April 09:34, by Dengda

Yesterday you were singing the songs of praise to Salva Kiir as
banyda and good leader and now you are condemning his decision. I am
better off and those who opposed Kiir leadership ability to stay the
course. Ruweng community better take it as bitter pills and move
forward toward change of really leadership and healthy reform.
otherwise Kiir decree is endless and even would stunned many more.

repondre message
1 April 09:37, by DHARCHEP

I don,t want to lie to anybody in this website. Dinka Panaruu
people need to wage their own war against the government of South
Sudan if they decided to do so, but on my side I don,t think they
really mean it. If the mean it, then they need to think about Nuer as
a second largest community in South Sudan. Did they win when the
rebel? Dinka Panaruu need to think twice before the care their action.

repondre message
1 April 10:19, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
Nobody want to topple the government of Salva Kiir yaa stupid,
you need to understand English well! This community is demanding the
right leader. I hope you understand now? Don’t jump into conclusion
before the core meaning. You leave your home again like you did in
80s. Go back to Mayom.

repondre message
1 April 12:37, by DHARCHEP

Damn ass Kush, I have a home call Ruweng. I am a native
son of Ruweng. You people of Panaruu are full of lies. Don,t tanted
the name Ruweng for no reason. You are not Ruweng. If you lost or
don,t know your Identity, then you are from Panaruu not Ruweng
brother. Why do you attached yourself to be called Ruweng? This is
because Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom are pure community. We never
rebelled.

repondre message
1 April 12:46, by DHARCHEP

Now you have taste the bitter of rebellious and that is
why you people of fucken Panaruu are using the name Ruweng so much.
Please stay your fuck away from Ruweng. You are from Dinka Panaruu. We
don,t have rebel in Ruweng Community of Biemnom. So don,t bring that
fucken confusion that you did in Panaruu to Ruweng of Biemnom. Ruweng
community of Biemnom is a pure community which never rebel.

repondre message
1 April 14:19, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
I know that you have never joined the SPLA since then.
You were born and grew up in Khartoum, that’s why you don’t human’s
right mean. Ruweng did not rebelled against the state government,
rather then demanding their trusted and right leader. The
demonstration means citizens’ voices through what they want. Go to
bed, sleep and you hear Ruweng people won this case the next day!

repondre message
1 April 14:29, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
If the Ruweng people didn’t rebelled in 1983,
there wouldn’t be no present South Sudan today. 6,000 men from Ruweng
communiity graduated from Bonga, the first SPLA training center in
Ethiopia, most of those men sacrificed their ultimate live in Jekow,
Boma and Mabaan battles, just for the course of the present country in
which you’re proud of today. Again, 3,500 men graduated from Mourmo

repondre message
1 April 14:37, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
con_ Battalion, Khazuk, Zhazal, Itifaza,
Intizar 1 & 2, Igaaz and so forth! All that times, you were just busy
digging toilets for Jalaba in Khartoum for sake of daily breads. What
history do you know here? Don’t exposed your modern slavery in
Khartoum to tough guys like me. The people of Ruweng MUST be given
their right, NO more than that!

repondre message
1 April 14:48, by Kush Natives

DHARCHEP,
Therefore, no ones in Ruweng state need
your disaster history of shame. You have got no legitimate case to
make against Ruweng’s people here, rather then creating a diehard
hatred.Go back to Bull village, that’s where you belong or dig your
grave period. Because you’re a worthless animals who don’t comprehend
vocabularies in a proper contacts. Your writing show that you’re a
street kids

repondre message
1 April 21:48, by DHARCHEP

Kush, you are sticky ass person who
doesn,t know what you are trying to say.I don,t know where did 6000
Ruweng graduate from? Do u try to say 6000 of Panaruu or what?
Brother, you are not Ruweng. Don,t misused the name Ruweng. The only
Ruweng people I know are they Dinka Ruweng community of Biemnom.
Panaruu are not Ruweng at all.I don,t know why the name Ruweng become
lime a prostitute in the str

repondre message
1 April 13:19, by Modongo Mundra

so confused, Ruweng is within south sudan and the president Kiir
is the head of state the controller of all country’s affairs anyway
it’s real pity to see that the citizens of same area, same country
fighting each other over the land & position hmm!!! since we had
decided to ally and along our tribal lines then it’s up to your hands
to make it happen, this issue of Opposition & Government

repondre message
1 April 15:23, by Marco A. Wek

I am not a supporter of any of the two SPLA/M given the way they
are destroying the South and it’s population but for Ruweng threaten
war on the bases that Ruweng has been given to SPLA-UP is dump.
SPLA-IO are not aliens but South Sudanese.
What are we gainigaining from this war that we are in now? Lost of
lives, more refugees, displacement and starvation.

repondre message
1 April 16:52, by Padiet Deng Alony

plan c of io is to let Dinka fight themselves period watch out,if
Padang Jeing involved in this war it will be worse because Apadang
areas are the one giving resources to the goverment now

repondre message
1 April 17:34, by Deng II

Kiir always appease Taban Deng son of Nuer whore by giving him
Ruweng people so that Taban can benefit from 2% of oil and created
Nuer County within the county of Panaruu people. Revolution within
Dinka herself is guaranteed near to doorstep to get rid of this
useless endless decree.

repondre message
1 April 17:55, by jubaone

Deng II,
Cool down, Kiir has Taban as his junior partner and if you
follow their agreement, about 5-7 states must have a SPLA-IO (Crown
Hotel) governors. You jienges must stick to agreements otherwise you
are just a confused lot. Today this, tomorrow that. You cant have it
all your way. Otherwise form your own jienge republic and mess it up.

repondre message
1 April 19:19, by Nguetbuny de Luelpiny

Not only Ruweeng State have a problem, the big problem is East
Nile State also a. Uncle Kiir has betray Ngok people of Great Upper
Nile in generally. Any politicians position shall be elected.
Governors, MPS and mayor/Commissioners by their local population.
Uncle Kiir did not listen to these issues, will result the dangerous
consequence.

Great Upper Jieng stand Up tall

repondre message
1 April 19:20, by Nguetbuny de Luelpiny

Not only Ruweeng State have a problem, the big problem is East
Nile State also a. Uncle Kiir has betray Ngok and Padang people of
Great Upper Nile in generally. Any politicians position shall be
elected. Governors, MPS and mayor/Commissioners by their local
population. Uncle Kiir did not listen to these issues, will result the
dangerous consequence.

Great Upper Jieng stand Up tall