43 Forum messages

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 05:48, by oshay

  AAHAHAHAHAHHAHA Shame on the SPLM I knew the South would never secede no one wants to vote for it and for once they can’t blame the NCP , greedy dinka are now crying ahahahahahahaha

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:04, by Gatwech

    I am not surprised. The mixed and contradicting statements issued by the SPLM send a negative signal to potential voters. The SPLM talks of possible boycotting of the elections and at the same time tells people to register. People are demoralized. The SPLM has not up to now come forth with its candidates for Khartoum and Juba which would have triggered people’s interests to register with such candidates in mind. The SPLM should declare its candidates before the end of the registration period, otherwise, they should forget about winning the elections both in the Sudan as a whole and in the South in particular.

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:35, by Dinka Boy

      The low vote turn out was so obvious because we have inadequate roads that facilite the good means of transportations in the states. We southerners must devote ourself to atleast register so that we win the self determination(independent). See brothers and Sisters that was one of the disadvantages of 66% vote turnout of Riek Machar. Please Mr Gatwecc don,t worry about the declaration of Candidate. We have Salva Kiir or Riek Machar ready to Challenge NCP candidate. Thanks

      

      • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:40, by Gatwech

        A candidate is never two people (twins). Choose one between the two.

        

        • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 08:26, by Dinka Boy

          Mr Gatwech, Your stupidity can not differentiate or, and. I wrote Salva Kiir or Riek Machar.I will chose Riek. Are you happy now?

          

          • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 16:37, by Gatwech

            Dinka Boy,

            It is never Salva Kiir or Riek Machar. A candidate should be one specific, not with ’or.’

            

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:48, by murlescrewed

      HEHEHEHEHEHE>>>HAHAHA PATHETIC NUER AND JELLABAH agreeing on what is considered a great national issue for the SOUTH? Surprise surprise. In the mind of many voters, elections and referendum are considered separate issues. If this were a voter registration for referendum, you would have millions turning out. As for elections, even in the US, most people don’t turn out because they don’t really care that much about politics.

      SPLM has to sell this as a referendum and not mere election.

      

      • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:57, by Greater Equatoria

        Hey! I am in US now.Do not deceive our people in Sudan! Americans respect Democracy,and its what we(Sudanese) are trying to learn.They are principled.I have no time to respond to all other questions that may be raised in my absence.

        

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 16:28, by jalthawl

      Mr gatwech,thanks for ur comments in fact elections is not merely looting of public funds, its a great deal of persuading people to vote for you.there is a saying which goes**make sure u speak sweet words because one day you will be made to swallow them** so time is come for splm to swallow their words,i personally believe this task is so trying for splm because they had not been governing to peoples will .questions like how,how,why and so on will be dominating debates if there is any but splm will not allow debates because they will have nothing to defend themselves. so dear southerners every is watching and the time to prove ones credibility is at the corner so lets Waite and see. thanks

      

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:20, by Otong

    Oshay, Busta2

    You are wrong Southerners will only register and vote for referendum because they already new the outcome of the election, NCP/NIF will change the results even if they lost the election, therefore we the Southerners are leaving the election to you Northerners where war criminals like el Bahier runs for the top position in Sudan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The outcome of election is very clear that NCP will win the election, not via voting but by controlling the voters in North, that way they are not interesting in getting parliament pass some of election law, freedom of press laws and security laws in the country.

    Furthermore, most of Southerners believed that Sudan is not one country any longer, therefore the current registration is for north Sudan election, south has no thing to do with.

    You are laughing today wait for NCP to show you their true color soon in North.

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:38, by Gatwech

      Otong,

      I like some of your analsis especially on votes rigging by the NCP. Yes, it is very clear that Bashir is going to win the presidential elections for the whole Sudan. But what about the national assembly where the SPLM needs more seats to have a say? And what about the internal South Sudan elections? I believe that if the SPLM is not careful, the NCP will also rig the South Sudan elections in favor of Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin. The NCP’s stooge, Abel Alier may surprisingly declare Dr. Lam Akol as the president of South Sudan after the elections. The SPLM is shooting itself in the foot every where.

      

      • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 08:09, by Oduck Bol

        SPLM party is in big problem.

        As you see now mr gatwich, SPLM party is not friendly to its people. Also as you mention seat in parliament of Sudan. They forgot that they stile under Republic of Sudan law until the nation of South Sudan who own the power of independent decided.

        

        • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 08:38, by Dinka Boy

          Haaa you bet him- the SPLM-DC(Okuch Bol). Thank

          

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:54, by Akuei

    Oshay,

    The election you and your National Islamic Front (NCP) are talking about is past due. So, instead of wasting time Southerners would rather wait for the Day South will a Nation. Besides, you northerners are lucky that people like myself are not in high positions like Pres Kiir, Vice-Pres Dr. Riek etc. I would have declared South Sudan separation before 2011.

    Do not take this as a joke. I’m serious.

    Akuei Akuei

    

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 10:24, by Mel mosa

    Mr Oshay, you know what, Southern Sudanese don’t want to vote. They don’t want any Southerner to win election so that North and South be together again. Let your uncle Bashier continue with his nasty regime. Southerners are waiting for referendum. That is it.

    Thanks

    

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 13:29, by simon chot deng

    pro arab ochay

    you are fool rubish collector of arab you will perish with your fuckin money because you fight only for your mouth not for the land, how can you compare your self with us we the liberators of whole sudan.

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 15:22, by Dominic Woja Maku

      Hi Deng if your tribe did not turn ou tto be too tribalist and corrupt by now the south would have attained its authonomy. However, many tribalists have contaminated the whole process that’s why some people are skeptical to register and vote for a regime that has failed them miserably.

      There is no doubt in my mind that even the most patritic citizens of south Sudan have lost hope in the SPLM because it has been hijacked by the tribalists and the corrupt. Comes next years elections this reality can simply be blessed. You people (tribalists) have ruined the chances of Junub attaining its overdue independence and you are to blame. TOO BAD DENG isn’t it?

      

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 8 November 2009 04:11, by HONEY

    You boys can insult yourselves as much as you like but i am worried. i want my country back that is all that matters. the government should campaign heavly and go to all corners of the country. This people have a right to vote and recieve information about their country

    

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 8 November 2009 04:34, by spla soldier

    There is one thing you son of a bitch don’t understand. The reason for low voter registration turnout is a clear signal to the ruling NCP that the south is completely fed up with the north. The 2010 elections absolutely mean nothing to the south.

    Come 2011 the southren sudanese populations in the south and in diaspora will turn out in their masses to vote for the long overdue separation. To hell with you Oshay. Death to you and your likes.

    

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 05:49, by BUSTA 2

  Who care if Southerners do not register???

  Though Southerners fail to register, H.E Bashir will still be the winner due to the fact, there is no capable person in South Sudan leave alone the cowboy who has failed to displine his boy.

  Brother in Christ,

  Busta 2

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:49, by Biliu

    That’s a disappointing turn-out … if lack of security and finance hardships behind that low voter registration, then let the SPLM take the registration to people at their door steps and villages…for me.. I think there are more factors behind that low voter’s registration besides security and finance, public awareness is one while absence of roads is the other, we need to mobilize and recruit any available people to go to people on their villages, houses and work facilities, the up coming election is important and should be given number 2 priority next to 2011 referendum.

    

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 05:53, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

  No worries, If dinkas don’t change the government to doctors and honourable nothing is going to happen. Who on earth will registrater if their land is under threat of occupy by dinkas and some are being threaten. Let Kiir send his DINKA AIRWAY to pick his dream people in Uganda, Congo, Kenya, USA, UK, AUS, NZ and others to register for him. Learn from this, and get prepare to face the thruth don’t send your dinkas to kakuma, Koboko again. This is your moment to confront with arabs exchanging bullets. We have played our game ie liberate you dinkas ladies to abuse the power in South Sudan and sending negative reputation of South Sudanese into the international community.

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:23, by Gatwech

    Mr. Famous Big Logic Boy,

    If you want to change the leaders and bring in new good ones you need to register. If you don’t register and vote they will continue to be the leaders. May be they like it that there are no people interested to register and vote them out. Or they will mobilize only their supporters to register and vote for them again if others refuse to vote them out.

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:36, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

      Gatwech, everyone in South Sudan has a very hard delimma on the issue of registration.Who are they going to vote? how could u register if you have no idea who is the right candidate. In addition Equatorians, murle, shilluk and nuer have another problems of fours names, dinkas can makeup their fake names like how they loot GOSS $$$ with false information. Did you remember what Koul the governor of jungle state did in 2007? he register 200 fake names in his pay slip means every month U$D 50,000 goes into his pocket instead of those people he regsiter in his scrap paper. I don’t have to register because am having the same delimma like the rest of people. So there is no point. GOSS will be changed by all meants at any time. You know those wise educated people like Riek and Igga are just there relaxing because they know what is going to happend in 2011. Don’t worry man, soon South will be in the hand of the right people.

      

      • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 08:09, by johnmaker

        Mr. Big Fucken Famous Dog,

        You need to say something you are very sure off.If you really knew that Gov Kuol Manyang has registered 200 fake people,you should highlighted very clearly so that we all should know.But you just make it up for your political rheteric,than I would say;you are too among the people who looting the south.

        No one would deny that there is a mismanagement of founds in the south.I myself I cannot defense the theft who steal public money.But since your arguement base on imbecilite mind no one wouldn’t worry about it.As I mentioned yesterday,people should ignored you silly comment base on Dinka.

        Also remember Dinkas are your masters,wether the south losed the election,they are the people who take arm first before you while nuer and equatoria exit to joint khartoum regime for stomach benefit.Just keep talking.

        

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:45, by Greater Equatoria

    You can now see the failures of the leadership of SPLM.Journalistic point of view can modify it as being logistical problems.Brothers and sisters,let me tell you that,the problem in South Sudan is,we do not have a capable leader,who is straight forward to his or her principles. How do you expect wise people from Equatoria to register if they do not not know their ledear(who is contesting with Bashir? Is really shameful)

    I can say Joseph Lagus’s regime was better than Kiir’s,because Joseph Lagu had an ambition of delivering the people of South Sudan as an Independent nation,not like Kiir(now in a confused state:either unity or separation,is what Kiir is thinking).Brothers and siters,if Abel Alier did not betray Southern Sudanese,there would have been no problems now.Joseph Lagu is better than Kiir.it is common sense!

    

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:09, by Afredo christiani

    Dear readers

    CPA was achieved without getwech, busta-2 and big magic, the same way elections and referendum will be achieve without you stupid people who do not know their really parents. Please shut up, with your wrong comments base on dinka all the time and dinka are your masters who managed to confronted two fronts of SAF and nuer militias known by other army group OAGS in 1991 up to CPA time . History will not and cannot change itself. It is a big scar on the back of your leaders .Big magic you are a gone case affected by HIV/AIDS if not, don’t shout on internet all the time, organized your EDF and come to teach you a good lesson. Long live splm long live salva kiir long live masters of Sudan people liberation army .No thanks to nyagets

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:28, by Gatwech

      Look at this frustrated Mr. Check all my comments on this article, I have not mentioned any word that begins with ’D’ for ’Dinka.’ What is your problem, dude?

      

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 11:02, by Greater Equatoria

    Mr.logic boy,please communicate to me through clumago@gmail.com we may have a good conversation with you.

    

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:24, by Oduck Bol

  This is not a surprise for the civilian who know what has been going on in the south Sudan. I think people do not know who are the candidates in South Sudan as I do not know until now,because I do not want my vote to go to a useless person who will not provide security to the nation of south or my families.If you register now then in at time of election your name can be mark to someone you do not know.

  

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:32, by Kamaan

  The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement as a ruling political party in the South will win the election, whether voters turnout is that low, but an increase will come sooner before November 30, 2009 as a last day of registration.

  This Sudan Election will not be won because people are Doctors or whatsoever, but realities will work. Look, Sudan has been ruled by the one never attended Graduate School. Will he win because he has a doctor degree or undergraduate degree?

  This SPLM political Party is not Dinka, but us as Southern people, those who excluded themselves, it is their own opinion. We don’t want Dinka to be positioned that higher, they have portion as us as others in the South Sudan. If you fail, never say Dinka, and if you win, never say again Dinka, but us as whole.

  South Sudan is not known to Arab as Dinka, but all.

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:54, by Greater Equatoria

    Brother, no one is excluding himself from Sudan.Sudan belongs the Greater Equatorians,to the dinkas,to the nuers,and other tribes.Equatorians need respect and golden rule of each human being,and civilization,not to be confused with cowardliness,as other of low IQ think.

    

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 06:52, by Deng Wel Deng

  It is not strange to hear this happening in sudan as election is seen as worthless to expression of sudan people rights to choose their government as the will be rigged by NCP. People should be made aware of the crucial exercise that is coming up after this curtain. This is clear indication that people are led by the government of few criminals not massive government of people in sudan.

  

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:14, by Gatwech

  Dear readers,

  SPLM as the ruling party in the South and custodian of the people, at least during this interim period, has not learned from its past mistakes. Take the census failure for example, the same mistakes that failed the census are repeating themselves in the preparatory process for the presidential and parliamentary elections, etc.

  The census failed partly because of the SPLM contradictions to whether conduct it or boycott it until further notice. In the last minute, Kiir came back from Khartoum and went to Juba telling the South to get ready in two weeks for the census. Issues of logistics, insecurity, rainny season, poorly trained renumerators, etc were not resolved by then. The proccess was aborted.

  Now, the SPLM is at it again. They send negative signals that they may boycott the elections. They have failed to declare their candidates to the citizens. Now the result is that of low voter turnout all over the South. Citizens are not interested because they are in delemma. They don’t know who to vote for and whether or not the elections will really take place. Until the SPLM declares its candidates for Khartoum and Juba, citizens will have doubts in the elections.

  It is a must that whoever is not registered will not vote. Only registered voters will be allowed to vote. This is internationally known. This means that with the low voter turnout, SPLM will forget to win the Khartoum seat since its stronghold is the South. If few southerners are going to vote, how will its candidate defeat Bashir? It will also lose several seats in the national assembly. In the South also if only supporters of other political parties register, then the SPLM will fail in the South too.

  But wait a minute, why is the SPLM doing this? Why does the party refuse to declare its candidates at this stage? May be the SPLM leaders want to know the level of turnout first before declaring their candidates. This means that if the turnout is low, then the party may nominate somebody in mind that he is going to fail the contest against Bashir. Some SPLM tribal leaders may also sneak the voter registration forms only to their constituencies (strict supporters) to have more voters ready to vote for him or her over his or her potential contestant.

  If it is the logistics, lack of awareness among potential voters and financial issues, didn’t the SPLM prepare for them? These are what I call internal mechanisms. If logistics and finances were made available where would the problem come from? I believe that the South would get support from its foreign friends if the SPLM was seen to be serious in the elections. And if potential voters were made aware through mobilization of the importance of registration, where would the problem come from? If candidates were declared to trigger the interests of the potential voters to vote for them, where would the problem come from? Instead of being always reactionary in the late hour, the SPLM must learn to be pro-active.

  This is why it is important even during the referendum to concentrate on internal mechanisms. People talks of 66% turnout for referendum bill. This is not the problem. Even 51% turnout without effective internal mechanisms would also fail. What the SPLM and other political parties need most are seriousness and effective internal mechanisms for the success of any democratic process.

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:45, by Gatwech

    Southerners should also understand that elections is a must, a compulsory or prerequisite to referendum in the case of the CPA. The CPA was designed like a roadmap. No elections, no referendum. You boycott elections, it means you also boycott referendum. Elections must be conducted before referendum is conducted. Think about it!

    Yes, it is very clear that Bashir is going to win the presidential elections for the whole Sudan. But what about the national assembly where the SPLM needs more seats to have a say? It may get lesser seats after elections. And what about the internal South Sudan elections? I believe that if the SPLM is not careful by nominating a competitive candidate in the South, the NCP will also rig the South Sudan elections in favor of Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin. The NCP’s stooge, Abel Alier may not hesitate to surprisingly declare Dr. Lam Akol as the president of South Sudan after the elections. The SPLM is shooting itself in the foot every where.

    

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 07:48, by Greater Equatoria

    You are trying to make a point here.I don’t have time to comment! Good job,though!

    

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 08:34, by BEN-ALEX PIRAMOE

  I knew and i sow it when i went for registration in our registration centre it is true that the registration of voters in southern sudan is low this is because the system going on for registration in southern sudan will never succed of asking things like nationality, passports and many other things in order for one to qualify for registration to be a voter of the coming election which is IMPOSSIBLE to all the southerners because not all people got access to entered to the hole of money so mark this you are fighting for seperation, which seperation will turn to opposit we shall still go with the fuckin unity of sudan and that will be the time we shall learne a big lesson one you never forget so let the government of southern sudan relise it mistake and release a secret for this issue because what am seeing going through in this registration is an fair i sow it in many registration centres take it for example greater kapoeta if expected 40% be ready to have a result of 19% registered so believe we shall never go ahead no one will even bather for the election at all in southern sudan if the arabs are registering dead people and under age for the case of winning so for us we have less resonable mines to think even a mile

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 09:29, by CHOLTHEGREAT

    This is not a surprizing thing for the people of Southern Sudan- This is as a result of the negative,aggressive and oppressive economic and political calculations since the inception of Sudan Nationhood against the Southerners by the Juntas in Khartoum with their alies across Sudan border. Without and/ or with successful registration, things will never be the same again in this Country. The Juntas mathematics formulae are outdated and over. My message to all Southern Sudanese, however and where ever they may be is that- the work of passing information to the people is not only to the Government- but it is the actual work of ever capable and patriotic citizen, for it is the people who form the government and not government forming people. ’’Remember, there is no government without people, but indeed, there are people without a government’’. And this scenario happens when people are made to believe that- they are not the government. Recommendations: 1. Southerners should come out asking for the extension of voter registration period- reasons being, logistical challenges [ poor roadnetwork], informing and/ enlightening people why it is important for them to register,give time to people to people information dissemination, since, media unlike in the North is not effective in the South. 2.The NEC should consider the difference [ infrustructural and network wide and wise] that we have between the South and the North, thus, should use the South example to take decision that affect people equally. 3.The NEC/ SSEHC/ SEHC should increase the number of registrants and create more mobile registration teams in order to increase the level of registration outreach in the South. Last but not the least, Southerners should comeout to register, for this voter registration- will help in two ways: 1. It will either disapprove and/ or approve the disputed Census Results in the South- if people who are 18 years and above during registration are greater than and/ or equivalant to and/ or less than, the 2008 census results GOSS will have an opportunity to dispute or to accept the census results. And this is why the Juntas in Khartoum are very keen in providing conducive registration atmosphere in the South. 2. This registration will be a specimen for Referendum. It will provide both experience for registration, i.e the number of eligible voters and it will indeed be a better experience for Southern Sudanese who had never voted before. For the messes during this general election will be the perfections of the referendum.

    The South Belongs to all Southern Sudanese and that should be our common point of interest- I believe the GREATER REPUBLIC OF SOUTHERN SUDAN is here with us, guys let’s embrace it. Thanks

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 10:43, by Greater Equatoria

      hey brother! you have a good point.But remember,to be an intellectual,you have to summarize your long passage to at-least two three sentences.You made a good point,though.

      

• Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 09:34, by Hillary B.M.L,M

  How can we register to vote while going hungry? To make thing alright, that greedy Government must be Change. In Khartoum most if not all Southerners don’t speak or chat about Election, this indicate that Southerners are not serous simply because there is no clear Political Stand and stability in South Sudan, Killing here,death there, these summed up to frustration.

  THANKS: I am a Southerner.

  

  • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 10:34, by richard opele

    Dear Gatwech! It may be true the way you said,"BUT" remember this is not 1991 era!!!!! Give this message clear "Very clear to Lam Akol or any other traitors". The year 1991 has passed & this is 2009-10. Our barrel of klansinkov is still flamming even 100 times, the coat we are wearing is even smelling blood 10 or 100 times. the year 2011 will be the year Omer & his traitor’s will know that Junubin are the most powerfull Army in the World. To Big Logic! being a double face person can ruin you like our fomer leaders who die like dogs. don’t spoil the names of Equatorians. Always talk sense,you don’t know what is a geurilla war fare.

    OPELE

    

    • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 7 November 2009 22:37, by Ajongtar

      I don’t care whether there’s a low registration in south Sudan or not. Failure to win what so called elections then the result will be cold war.

      To be sincere CPA was just a document, there is no need for SPLM to tell the about their candidates. Provide enhanced protections for registrants and an increased level of accountability for registrars. SPLA/M was not defeated by the JALABA it’s a WIN-WIN agreements. Prospective registrants may want to take this fact into account when time comes for selecting a registered candidate for the SPLM.

      SPLM must be very double carefully of Abal Aliar Period.

      SPLA oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..

      

      • Low voter registration turnout in South Sudan trigger extension calls 8 November 2009 07:11, by Awadia Tania

        Sudanese, I have seen that Gatweech has foretold all the facts.

        Please read it again !