The government of South Sudan, it seems, is not interested in serving the people who put them in power. It has set up its own priorities and addressing the issues concerning its suffering citizens does not figure in the list.
Instead, the government prefers working very closely with their brothers in the North. It is annoying to see that these individuals, who were voted to represent a south Sudan agenda, and not an American or the National Congress Party political agenda, choose to ignore the causes of its people. These individuals gloat while the average citizen sheds tears and bears the brunt of war. They simply abuse their power through deceit and arrogance.
None of the officials have considered using their power wisely. The people here are, thus, witnessing the CPA and their dream of a free south Sudan crumble in front of their own eyes. Both the NCP and SPLA/M have bungled their chances by crusading for a unified Sudan in the international milieu.
It is mortifying to have an ambassador accusing the leader of the free world of threatening the very peace that they pushed for in the first place, cognising that it was enunciated by the Bush administration that south Sudan would be exempt from the sanctions imposed on Khartoum due to the Darfur dilemma. According to Ambassador John Ukec, he does not “see any connection between the situation in Darfur and the current sanctions” on Sudan. This is awkward on the part of the ambassador as he is evading the fact that there was an ultimatum issued on his part of action regarding the Darfur situation.
Ukec earlier stated that the Bush administration is trying to divide the country, which is, again, odd because the country he was taking about was divided for the last 50 years. Its high time Ukec realised the extent to which 50 years has brought to Khartoum compared to Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Wau, Torit, or Yambio combined. The very Khartoum National Congress Party he represents is creating enmity with south Sudan and bungling the prospects of achieving an Independent State.
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