Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The national parliament’s Third Deputy Speaker has called on the Luo community to ignore “agents of disunity” and live peacefully with their fellow communities in Western Bahe el Ghazal state.
Kornelio Kon – who hails from the Luo community – called on them to accept the disputed naming of a local bridge, adding that the biggest priority should be peace in the state.
His remarks come after the recent controversies over the naming of Jur River bridge, after Clement Boro, allegedly by the national government.
Following several petitions, the national government sent a committee to the state capital Wau to collect public views over the matter.
Kon, who headed the investigation team, said the people of Western Bahr el Ghazal should remember the historical peaceful coexistence among themselves.
“We want to tell our people not to listen to those who cause misunderstanding to disunite the community, like what is happening in some states,” said Kon.
He was speaking to Eye Radio at the sidelines of Luo community meeting in Juba on Friday.
“We don’t want this in Western Bahr el Ghazal. That’s why I said as politicians from the area who are concerned, we should go to Wau and talk to people, if we didn’t go there the situation might have intensified among the communities, just because of the naming of the bridge.”
“My message to Luo community and all the communities in WBGs, unite and avoid hate speeches. Don’t listen to those who incite communities using social media, let’s live as one people, avoid hate speech on social media.”
“WBGs is one of the best states when it comes to peaceful coexistence among the communities, but there are those who don’t like that, they want to disunite us. That’s why we should not listen to such people.”
Jur River County youth had protested the naming of the life-link bridge after late veteran politician Clement Mboro, who once served on two ministerial positions in the Sudanese government.
The Luo youth argued that the bridge naming was a land grabbing strategy and would jeopardize their cultural heritage and encourage land grabbing.
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