Open Letter to the New Minister of Interior Hon Paul Mayom AKech
cc Deputy minister of Interior
Hon Mabior Garang
BY Emmanuel Malual
Honourable Minister
Hon. Paul Mayom Akech, South Sudan Minister of Interior of the RTGNU(Photo credit: SSNN)
March 29, 2020(SSNN) — Your appointment as the minister of interior has come at a significant juncture in the history of the South Sudan hence the decisions and actions you in your protfiolio hence forth will determine not only a political post but peace and stability of our dear Motherland South Sudan
The new minister of interior to create an effective community oriented police service to fight all communal violence in South Sudan
In this regard I wish to therefore urge you to ensure that your ministry and all its agencies place themselves on the of the constitution to up hold the rule of law and protect fundamental rights and freedoms in the Country like South Sudan.
New challenges
Lakes state Perennial inter communal violent between Gony, Dhiei, Kuei, Pakama and Rup with their recent clashes has left 40 people killed and 60 people injured and also Warrap houses burning of houses at night is also a challenge to you as new minister of Interior.
Murle ,Twi East Luo Nuer also is the big problem that need all of you to work hard to starting for benefits of the citizens of South Sudan
Greater lakes state communities have expressed concern over increasing cases of insecurity in volatile region of lakes as conflict is continued since independence of South Sudan from North Sudan
The counties of lakes state over perennial conflicts as well continues of banditry attacks had drastically affected businesses along the borders in the counties with lakes state
Communities leaders and youths, women raised concern over inability of businesses to operate freely at the border points, saying it has also affected transportation of supplies to the region, as the traders avoid the area due to insecurity
They said the region is endowed with untapped resources saying business communities are unable to tap them after re-emergence of banditry activities in the lakes state areas.
“Counties are unable to cultivates their own food which also state government should have gets revenues but due to banditry nothing is being collected from the citizens. As a newly appointed Minister of interior you must beef up security in the regions as a demand
from citizens
Few people individuals on social media talking about new minister of interior Paul Mayom Akech that he is the right man for right place in lakes states because one time he said that if he is given the post to solve the problems of lakes state and other states that facing the same problems since independence of South Sudan from north Sudan,
The minister of interior must applied conflict resolutions among pastoral communities are not new phenomena, Among the pastoral communities living in some parts of South Sudan ,
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