October 30, 2009 (JUBA) — The Unity State Community in Juba urged the President of southern Sudan to remove the state Governor saying he failed to wine the confidence of the post-war citizens of the State despite the Governor’s several years as a governor."

- Unity state Governor Taban Deng Gai
Over three hundred people from Unity State met on Saturday October 24, 2009 at Juba Bridge Hotel to discuss social, political and security developments in their State.
The meeting comes after deadly clashes between SPLA troops loyal to SPLA deputy commander in chief and troops under the command of the governor Taban Deng on October 2. Twelve SPLA members from both sides were killed in addition to four civilians.
In a four page appeal to Salva Kiir Maydrit, the community leader requested the removal of Taban from his post as governor saying he failed to improve the political, social and economic conditions in the oil rich state.
"The political, social and economic life in the State has gone from bad to worse and mass migration and displacement to counties and to the north become a frequent situation due to individual insecurity and the striking hunger in almost all the counties. The State has gone over six (6) months without salaries."
The Community also said the October 2 clashes were "caused by the political tension prevalent in the State for the last two years." Their statement is in opposition to the explanation made by the southern Sudan army which said Bentinu clashes were an SPLA affair and denied any connection with local politics with the incident.
"We strongly believe that the recent clash of the Bodyguards of Taban and that of General Paulino is a creation of Taban insistence to cling to the power and leadership of the State not admitting his failure to institute good leadership," the community further said.
The statement of the community asked the President of southern Sudan government to recall the senior officers of SPLA Division 4 who attacked the troops of General Matip and to replace them with "officers who can serve the interest of the citizens indiscriminately."
They also pointed blaming finger to Salva Kiir saying "people’s will has been resisted by your leadership." Adding he had relieved governors of states like Warap, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Lakes, Jonglei and he has to remove Taban based on the same "principles of good governance."
Earlier this month, Gen. Paulino Matip accused the SPLA and its commander in chief Salva Kiir Maydrit of plotting against him. He alleged that the attack against his guards was coordinated at the highest level of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army.
Gen. Matip said that President Salva Kiir Mayardit plotted the attack in conjunction with Governor Taban Deng and the SPLA Chief of General Staff Lt-Gen. James Hoth Mai.
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