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SUDAN PEOPLES’ LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SPLM) THE NEBRASKA SPLM CHAPTER

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SUB: GOSS Delegates Meeting with South Sudanese. Click PHOTOS

Dr. Luka Monoja, minister Cabinet Affairs, and Lt. Gen Oyai Deng Ajack minister of regional Cooperation

A GOSS delegation led by the minister of cabinet affairs in the Government of Southern Sudan, Dr Luka Monoja, has met with Sudanese community in Omaha during an event organized by SPLM chapter in the state of Nebraska on Saturday September 26, 2009. The purpose of the visit was to brief fellow Diasporas about the current events in Southern Sudan and the latest developments regarding the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement according to SPLM chapter in Nebraska.

Lt General Oyai Deng Ajak, minister of regional cooperation in the government of Southern Sudan, who stood to a lot of jubilations and applauses told the crowd that “I’m happy to see all of you” and asked them to continue “your good work of advocating on behalf of the marginalized people of the Sudan”. General Ajak went on to talk to the audience about the most pressing issues facing the government of southern: the implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement, allegations of corruption in the government of southern, integration of other Armed Groups into the SPLA and the insecurity situations in several parts of the south.

Gen.Ajak told the gathering crowd of Sudanese expatriates that “the National Congress Party led by Pres. Bashir is dragging its feet when it comes to the implementation of the most important clauses in the CPA”. Gen. Scott Gration, pres. Obama’s envoy to Sudan organized a tripartite meeting a few months ago in Washington to help iron out some of the major differences hindering the implementation of the CPA never the less the NCP had yet to agree on two major issues besides the ten that were agreed upon Ajak added.

Public Photo at the Meeting Hall in Omaha NE U.S.A

There is no country without corruption and so to speak there is corruption in Southern Sudan, Gen. Ajak remarked to the applause of the audience. That’s not to say we should be lectured about allegations of corruption in Southern Sudan by Northern Sudan where corruption is also widespread, he added. Gen. Ajak cited a news paper based in Khartoum that published his name and that of Dr. Riek and Madam Rebecca as having millions of dollars in bank accounts in Nairobi as an example of baseless allegations of corruption that no one should pay attention to.
Gen. Ajak reminded members of SPLM chapters in Diaspora to not be confused about the scope of authority of the mission of government of southern Sudan in Washington over the chapters. He told members of the audience particularly, those of the SPLM chapters, that he thinks GOSS mission in Washington represents the interest of the government of southern Sudan and not just the SPLM. Therefore, from here on, think of the GOSS mission in Washington as the official representative of the government of southern Sudan directly reporting to the office of regional cooperation and the SPLM chapters reporting directly to Madam Suzanne Jumbo or whatever the chain of command is within the SPLM structure.

Dr Luka Monoja, the minister of cabinet affairs in the government of southern who also stood to the applause and cheers, and spoke to the crowd about the three important points that he thinks are the catalysts for corruption and allegations of corruption in the government of Southern Sudan.

Dr. Monoja mentioned inflation of salaries, procurement and reconstruction projects as examples of the areas where corruption seems to be rampant. Dr. Monoja reminded members of the audience to carefully imagine a situation where you buy your freedom in your own country. The wealth sharing agreement between the Government of National Unity and that of Southern Sudan is analogous to paying for one’s freedom in their own country; we are paying 75% of our wealth to run our own affairs in Juba, Dr. Monoja added.