The SPLM Secretary for Information Comrade Bol Makueng. [© Larco Lomayat]
By Larco Lomayat
JUBA, 10 June 2010 – Since the time South Sudanese and Sudanese from the marginalised areas of Sudan were brutally evicted from their homes, they never cease to think of home and significantly contributing to the struggle of the Sudanese people until the time of the CPA and now.
They became ambassadors overseas, explaining the plight of the Sudanese people. They created very positive relations and connection between South Sudan and the outside world. They elaborated on very fundamental issues and causes of persistent war in Sudan.
It is the Diaspora that told the world of the tripartite apartheid in Sudan were the theocratic system of governance knows no rights of the marginalised people, no rights for women and no rights for non-Muslims. It has been the Diaspora that brought people of goodwill (NGOs) to provide food, medicine, water and education for South Sudanese children, when the SPLM was struggling as a Movement.
Our people in Diaspora will always be remembered as victorious foot soldiers that will always arrive at the right time of need. The SPLM Chapters abroad have been very keen on how to participate in the democratic process pertaining to registration and voting. The SPLM Secretariat for External affairs has always presented issues of Diaspora to the party.
On May 21 2010, South Sudan and the world at large, witnessed the taking of an oath by the first time popular elected president for the Government of Southern Sudan Comrade Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Tears of happiness ran down the checks of the people of South Sudan upon realising their loved ones (the fallen heroes and heroines) did not die in vain. Kiir will take South Sudanese to the Promised Land, the people feel.
SPLM Chairman Kiir’s ascend to power as the democratically elected president of the Government of Southern Sudan is a step that brings South Sudan very close to the breaking decades of slavery shackles.
The Diaspora understands this very well and their usual ambassadorial mission of telling the world has started. The Promised Land will be arrived at through the Referendum, a product of the CPA which the people have paid for with their blood.
It is therefore full implementation of the remaining parts of CPA such as North-South border demarcation, formation of referenda commission and making these take place on time that fully meets the requirements of reaching the Promised Land.
However, the CPA has enemies. These enemies are arming militias at different levels – be they tribal, political or soldiers of fortune. The people being recruited are unfortunately, our brothers and sisters. All of us inside Sudan and in Diaspora need to talk to them.
His Excellency the President of GoSS has called upon everybody and also instructed the SPLM structures, to extend out a hand of reconciliation.
We need to tell each other this: “Brother/sister, I am sorry if I have wronged you. Please forgive me and let us work together to get to the Promise Land”.