THE TRADITIONAL ELITES ARE THE OBSTACLE TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR LAND.- By Cpt. Mabior Garang de Mabior

Fellow Junubeen,

The atrocities we Junubeen are committing on each other today have never been committed on us by Jalaba. We Junubeen have shared cultural values. These atrocities are contrary to these shared values. The instigators of these atrocities are the traditional elite in Juba from all tribes and a few noise makers in Diaspora. The most recent division that has dominated the national conversation is the so-called exit of Twic East from Bor. This split is not over issues of identity. It is also not peculiar to Twic. When  left unchecked, these tensions usually escalate to violence, like it has in Abyei, in Yambio, and other areas of our nascent Republic. I call on the elders of Greater-Bor to save the situation before it escalates to the level it has in other areas of our country. I also call on the true elders all over our country to step up and stop this wickedness.

The situation has gone beyond mischief!

The traditional elite are dividing communities who have lived in harmony since prehistoric times. They are using identity politics because they have failed at the national level. These are leaders who are incapable of national mobilization. So they retreated to their tribal cocoons where it is easier for them to be popular.

Compatriots,

What is happening in our country today is a slow-moving regime change conspiracy by disgruntled, greedy politicians who feel left out of the division of the national pie! The majority of them would wish to portray an image like it is the government that has failed. Of course, the government must always be held accountable; however, it is important for us to also take a closer look.

These Comrades have all been in the government, and they failed to deliver. When they challenged the government and became opposition, they again failed and proved to the public that they were just greedy politicians looking to return to their political jobs. They failed to implement what they claimed the government has not done. They are against elections and are now seeking an extension of the suffering of our civil population.

Compatriots,

These Dark Forces and their aspiring young politicians have nothing to offer Junubeen. They like to intimidate people with their degrees when national development is not rocket science. These leaders have become a common nuisance. There is nothing our people will gain from being divided. This is only in the interest of the traditional elites who want to maintain the barbaric status quo established during the Turkiya.

Fellow Countrymen and Women,

These political thugs must be stopped!