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The First Vice President and The President of the Government of Southern Sudan H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit Opened the first Session of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly for the year 2009
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The First vice President of the Republic, and President of the Government of southern Sudan Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit today 15th of June 2009, opened the First Session of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly for the year 2009.
Addressing huge attendance of the Government Ministers, Honorable Members of the Assembly, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Religious Leaders and Distinguished Dignitaries, President Kiir asserted his Government seriousness in addressing ethic tribal clashes and insecurity in the Southern Sudan.
He emphasized that the respect for the rule of Law and Good Governance will always be observed in the Southern Sudan.
On the election, President Kiir said, SPLM is committed to the holding of elections at its scheduled time and called for fully implementation of the CPA.
During his speech, President Kiir also re-iterated that the SPLA is not going to go back to war but has the right to defend itself.
On the same development, the Speaker of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, Lt. Gen. James Wani Igga pointed out that the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly Security Matrix Unites the Executive and SSLA over dealing with the current State of Insecurity in the South.
Speaker Igga said, without Security No development can thrive in the South sighting out insecurity posed by rampart tribal or sectional fighting provoked by greed for cattle and child abduction.
The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly is expected to debate on the President’s speech tomorrow Tuesday 16th June 2009.
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VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Urgent and Important Matter on the Recent Census Result
Rt. Hon. Speaker Sir,
Honorable Members,
In accordance with the provision of Regulation No. 40 of the Conduct of Business Regulations of Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, 2005; please allow me to humbly present an Urgent and Important Matter regarding disputed results of the Fifth Sudan Household and population Census, which was released on the 21st May, 2009 by the National Central Bureau of Statistics in Khartoum. The results put the population of the Southern Sudan to 8,260,490. In a sense Southern Sudan represents 21% of the entire population of the Sudan. How much of this true?
According to the results published, males in Southern Sudan are more than females as males’ population amount to four million while women constitute three million. The Census outcome contradicts practicality and gender ratio phenomenon in the Sudan. As a known fact in Southern Sudan, average male is married at least to three wives and fathers a minimum of 12 children. Bearing this fact in mind men can’t be more than women.
If the figures of the census’ results were true, could average men be married to three wives each?
At the outlook of our Universities, Churches, traditional, etc the ratio of male to female is most often 1:14. This means that men are fewer in number than women. Therefore, there is no way that a reasonable person could consider census collected date to have been subjected to correct analysis and in a good faith.
For the interest of the Southern Sudan in particular and Sudan in general the august House should consider the following recommendations.
- Since the 5th Sudan Household and population census was doctored and flawed, the august House should reject the census result or invalidate its use of application as a mechanism for power and wealth sharing in Southern Sudan.
- Southern Sudan should at least maintain the 1/3 of the entire population of Sudan on basis of power and wealth sharing.
- The august House should make an appeal to the National Assembly in Khartoum to invalidate the census results and its application as basis for power and wealth sharing.
Thank you for taking time to listen to me
Thanks
Hon. Wol Deng Atak
Deputy Chairperson of Public Services and Administrative Reform
First Session/2009 Ordinary Sitting No:7 Date:st July 2009
Time:10:00 am
Venue: SSLA Main Hall
Order of the Day
- Announcement(s)
- Oath Taking.
- Presentation of Urgent and Important Matter on the recent census results by Hon. Wol Deng Atak, Deputy Chairperson of Public Service and Administrative Reform.
- Any other Business (AOB).
One week computer training for some of the staff of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly
The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) has been busy all week long with training and discussion of the budget bill for the FY 2009.
The AWEPA in conjunction with the department of Information, Communications Technologies are closing a computer training course for some Hon. MPs and Staff. The graduation ceremony is supposed to take place today Friday 23rd January 2009 but unfortunately it has been postponed to a later date which will be communicated later.
