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Final results of South Sudan’s referendum celebrated in Unity state

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By Bonifacio Taban Kuich

February 8, 2011 (BENTIU) - Unity State citizens on Tuesday celebrated South Sudan’s vote for independence after the final referendum results were announced on Monday in the presence of Sudan’s Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and his first vice president Salva Kiir Mayardit, also South Sudan’s president on Monday.

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Unity state governor Taban Deng waves the South Sudan flag recognizing the final results of the South’s independent vote in Bentui. Feb 8, 2011 (ST)

Sudan’s South is now due to become Africa’s 54th state in July after the result was declared in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Unity state civilians celebrated in Bentui at midday on Tuesday, with traditional dancing.

Unity state governor Taban Deng Gai waved the South Sudan flag to those in the stadium saying “this is the final step toward of our independent south Sudan thought it’s declaration due to happen on July 9, 2011 as agree upon by the two parties”.

The South’s self determination vote was agreed as part of a 2005 peace deal between former rebels the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the North’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

Deng congratulated Unity state for the achievement of voting for independence, adding that they had voted in the largest numbers in favor of secession, with 99.8 percent voting for separation of the South.

He also thanked the African continent especially the High Panel of African Union for ensuring the referendum went ahead as scheduled in January.

(ST)

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  • 9 February 2011 05:16, by Quol Quot

    TIME TO BEGIN LIBERATION OF BOR/JONGLEI

    We have just finished the S. Sudan lberation. Our next liberation will be on Murle. This liberation has to happen, otherwise, our fight against the Arab will be meaningless because a total freedom has not been achieved in Jonglei state and especially in our home counties. All we need is to gather our youth, where ever they maybe and then lead our next struggle against the murle. They are our next oppressors and we have to achieve your our freedom at all cost. They are doing what Arab was not even doing to us: Arab was concerned mainly with oil. Murle is killing our mothers and fathers and abducting and selling our children. They are taking away our wealth in forms of cattle. Is this the community we have to work for?
    We need all our youth from Bor including those that are driving tanks in Abyei right now, whose their children and parents are being slaughter and sold. This youth is from Bor first before they are from S. Sudan. This has to happen, otherwise life for our community will be meaningless on earth. Towns cannot accommodate all villagers. The murle needs to be defeated and faced seriously with destruction in order to stop this barabaric act that is not found anywhere in the world except in Jonglei.
    folks, don’t wait for this Salva’s gov’t to release you from JIU and your other units to give you a green light. We just have to mobilize ourselves and do what Lou Nuer did to Murle. This is the only medicine they need. All else will fail.
    To those who worry about the ICC. Does the ICC endorse killing and selling of other human beings? In their countries, what do they do to people who kill other people?
    War between us and the Murle must begin as soon as the Arabs are out of the south.
    What will prevent this war is when the Murle as a community sit down and stop all their people from raiding our elderly and children when our youth is busy in S. Sudan army.
    Quol Quot

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    • 9 February 2011 07:33, by Dinkanuer

      Quol Quot

      Listen to me, you’r preaching the war against your own Southerners.
      Remember the words of our brother Peter Panom Genypiny.

      The librator, the hero, and the victim for our right. He sai to Dr. Riek Machar Teny

      "we are not fighting against our own people, we are fight with Arabs to free them"

      Peter Panom was refusing to join what so call (the Naath Movement)of Dr. Riek Machar against his own fellow Southernes. which was result for Bor Massacre of 100,000 people.

      When he refused to join the Naath Movement of Dr. Riek

      Commander Peter Panom himself, his families, relatives, and his staff members were thrown into Well. My cousin was one of his staffing members with the number of 473 people were thrown into Well! All were murdered with the coolblood.

      My question is, are we recalling our pass problems to the present? Let us forget the gone cases and let’s start the new chapter now.

      Murle were not the only ones who were against the will of our people but most of our people were there too! Let’s forgive to everyone and God will forgive us.

      For those who are still using Ngundeng ideologically, please be inform! Ngundeng had shameful things to be said about him. First,

      He was not a Prophet but a profit to his royalist in Nuer.
      He had many names according to his activities in many parts of South Sudan.
      He was a Cannibal animal according to Nuer man who doesn’t need to be mentioned
      His first name was Ngundeng-meaning that he was send by God.
      After he gone wild and ran away.
      His name changed to be Gatluakmanguel in Nuer dialect.
      He ate many Nuer men and women in Nuer Land
      Dinka. His name was Manyang e Juet.
      He ate many children, animal claviers and cows’s bulls in Dinka Land.
      Equatoria with different languages including English and Arabic
      His name was Tiger

      The Nuer man who refused to be target by Ngundeng’s salves pointed out that. Ngundeng had no father or mother but the Devil who came out in the River Nile in a form of fish, when the Nuer boys want for fishing. They fish for so many hours and they caught nothing, when the boys get tied and ready to go back home. One of them told other guys that there was a fish ate his hook lastly, the boy convinced other friends to tried one more time! Shortly after he putted on snail body on the hook, he had thrown it into Nile River. Immediately, Ngundeng was caught. The boy was attempting to pull the Fish Ngundeng out in the river but it was difficult for him to do so, then he called his associates to pull Ngundeng on the shore. They brought it out and they were smile some of them were told to go and collect firewood in order for the young men to roast their fish.
      Unfortunately! The Fish Ngundeng changed into big snake! And the boys ran away from it, the boys thought that they were dreaming and they came back for the second times. The Snake Ngundeng light it body and become bright as well as electricity light. They ran home and they spread the news to the community, when the Nuer elders came to the place where Ngundeng was pulled. It was still there as snake with it light. People gather together around it and started asking question how did this happen? The Snake Ngundeng changed into human being and told people not to run away. All of them were shocking and scary to death except Human Ngundeng who perform such witchcraft. things "Come down, come down now!" The Human Ngundeng said. Who are you? The Nuer elders asked him. I am Nyajok_ which mean woman devil! The Human Ngundeng answer! She knew her own physical appearance as she is a hermaphrodite. (A person with both the organs of a man and a woman) Wow! Brothers and sisters of Nuer I am sorry for your Profit. Nyajok Ngundeng was not a Prohet? It was your profit to cheat people for his power but It was not a Prophet? It was a Satan?

      Cie liel du dem e mac!

      By Dinkanuer!

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      • 9 February 2011 08:31, by Bol Deng

        Dinkanuer,

        I understand why Ngundeng is always related the way they deceived the entire Nuer. You narrative make me remember when one of my nuer friend told me that Wurnyang deceived nuer in 1991 when he told them that every single nuer who will die in Dinka Bor land will rose in his hut. Perhaps they get up in their hut. Yes, i like learning history and i take your story not for granted.

        I totally believed now why nuer always talk about ngudeng ,its because this ngundeeng has confuse them even their leaders. I hope those believers go to the church for Baptism. Thanks

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    • 9 February 2011 07:59, by Gatbentiu

      Quol Quot,I don’t see the reason why you have this big hatred for Murle tribe I would be more happy if you called on youths of Jonglei State and Southern Sudan in general to preached the message of peace and togetherness to our communities.

      Congrats to the governor and the citizens of Unity State to top the South with more votes.The writer of this article is short of words he had not fully explained what had happened yesterday in the Bentiu Stadium,the article is too short.

      dholbentiu@gmail.com

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      • 9 February 2011 10:00, by Raan naath

        Bravo Bentiu citizen for good step toward your high commitment on the secession of south independent. I really pray to God about mrs. Quol Quot whose mind always confuse about tribal diseases for recovering soon. Secondly to my fellow friend Gatbentiu whose mind not masure about report done by reporter, instead of ward of appreciation to the writer of which i believed made Unity state popular in the last decade of war no writer did anything about events happening there. Why don’t you send your report if feel envy about his work man, if seem qualify more than him Mr.between.

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    • 9 February 2011 08:13, by Nhomlawda

      Quot Quot,

      Murle are people with no political motive for their atrocities in Bor area. Their activities are purely criminal in nature and driven by search for intelligent people, wealth and pride.
      We can pressurize their leaders to go back to Murle land and educate chiefs to stop youth from this current barbaric behavior and practices.
      We need government to be close to Murle land to police the area, educate them, and administer punishment to those found breaking laws constantly.
      Murle will definitely stop their barbaric behaviors when some forms of modernity are established in their areas.
      We have tolerated them for long and this is not time to kill them in large numbers.
      Remember majority of them and their leaders are originally from Bor and killing them is like killing your own foolish people.
      We need to forgive them.
      If we can forgive Nuer who attacked Bor in 1991 with motive to exterminate Bor people; why not Murle people who have no political motive to wipe out Bor but just to replenish their population with intelligent people.
      Bor next target is Riek Machar to apologize for Bor atrocities and completely drop his presidential ambition or face Bor rust including ICC court action.
      I am a pure Bor son but don’t support your hard-line position on innocent Murle people. Murle problem is purely criminal.
      When Nuer attacked Bor in 1991, Bor had a lot of soldiers around Juba fighting the main enemy but our leadership including John Garang , Salva Kiir and Kuol Manyang did not withdraw them to fight Riek forces with simply because the main enemy will exploit that and destroy South Sudan struggle completely.
      So cool down brother, national interest had been a priority among Bor people including those in their luaks.
      We are not short sighted thinkers driven by emotions to settle old scores but strategic thinkers driven by national interest and wellbeing of the innocent people of South Sudan. That is what differentiates Bor people from their neighbors.
      Our enemy is obvious and we must confront that enemy with law and even force should need be.
      Bor People Oyee
      Jonglei State Oyee
      South Sudan Oyee

      Regards,
      Nhomlawda

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  • 9 February 2011 07:39, by actiongatkuoth

    good jobs Unity State citizen .
    it’s your time to celebrate the independence of Southern Sudan,
    Bentiu oyeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    citizen of oil field oyeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

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  • 9 February 2011 07:50, by Bol Deng

    Dear Southerners,

    SPLM/A has been struggling from the war within and outside for decades but our great party with strong leaders endure it other Arab North would have been dancing in the South by now.

    You can imagine what would have happened if SPLM/A response to those war within in a full scale and leave the NCP to the other side. Certainly, the North would have won the war because they would get one by one after we all had eliminate each other for the war of food and power. I am glad that SPLM/A had strong leaders who can not listened to within stuffs.

    I want to tell others who complain that SPLM has ruled the South without others. I condemned all of you because SPLM/A was fighting Arab North without and single pay,it was just a matter of freeing Southerners from Jallaba. This must be a warning to those wishes who think that SPLM leaders should step down. Something like that can not happened in this soil unless someone loss just be democratic election but not stepping down.

    Dear brothers watched some videos or listened to song sung by our SPLA during the war whether you will not wipe the tears for the suffering that our leaders and our SPLA endure the brutal hardship without food, shelter, water,and many other material lifes but just to liberate all weak heart who just think about food and no more.
    I am not a leader in SPLM but our heros deserved respect for their well-done job during the war. I wish they human has power i would have brought our fallen heros to witness these days and latter let them go but i can not do this.

    For those like Gatwech, we all know that you are just a child who know nothing about SPLM and its leaders and that is why you said that Salva Kiir should step down. If he step down whom do you think will be a leader and who will respect him? think twice my dear other you are among those who want our young nation to fall next to Somalia. This time, any aggression or power struggled will not survive in the South because you will seriously bear the consequences and you will not forget the day you were born.

    Dear Southerners let respect Salva Kiir in his leadership because he fought for it and he really know how his soldiers and the leaders on top or below on him died for this land.

    I always go with something respectful but want the disrespectful went out of control then i really response to the way someone needed.

    Warning! let stop power greedy and we will be fine other we will chose from good or bad. Thanks

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    • 9 February 2011 08:33, by kaci-banno

      Dear brother understand well no one can deny Kiir role and his commitment fully for the implementation of CPA. but you should understand the term of civic which say the "people government" even though Kiir fought for freedom that doesn’t make hime to be a president after july 9th if people didn’t choose him to be the president because it is a people government not Kiir government. Think well about civic education because south South is now going to be a democratic government everybody should learn civic.

      by: Kaci-Ma-banno

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  • 9 February 2011 08:52, by Haak

    congratulation!!!!!!!!! congratulation!!!!!!!! congratulation!!!!!! congratulation!!!! congratulation!!!!! my fellow state citizen of unity State mukruk-umurukat-lakum. my only diversify advise goes to all the stakesholders in all the departments of goverment, NGOs, civil society and alike in the state, we have reach the final stage as H.E Taban Deng the governor quote it rightly above, so we very much need final reconcialiation and forgiveness from Boma, Payam, county, State and possibly to the national level so as to get international credit of democracy and good governance in the south sudan. the next advise goes directly to dear Governor of unity state- please my i appleal to your esteem office to now take oath of looking critically into the issue of security-we are tire of bandits always, please strategise on how to calm down the bandit mentallity otherwise the live of state (poor citizens) lay in your hands.
    thanks you very much
    congratulations..............shuran...asanti sana

    Haakamadology

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  • 9 February 2011 10:13, by unity state boy

    Bentiu Waayeee,Bentiu waayee ,Republic of Suoth Sudan waayee,Oil Bentiu waayee,
    I thank all the people of Bentiu who are celebrtated the finan result of refrendom in sudan ,God will bless our new born country,and God will bless us in our new land .

    Thank by Gatnyuong Theng Dol

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