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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>By William Madouk Garang<\/b><\/p>\n

South Sudan Union of Persons with Disabilities (SSUPD) yesterday held a consultative meeting with Stakeholders to mull over the electoral process of the upcoming April general elections.<\/p>\n

The aim of the meeting is to seek views from partners on modalities of conducting the credible, free, and fair elections and on the selection of eligible participants from states\u2019 Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).<\/p>\n

The meeting was organized by the South Sudan Union of Persons with Disabilities (SSUPD) with funding from the African Disability Forum (ADF) \u2013 continental disabilities organization.<\/p>\n

SSUPD interim chairperson, Augustino Wudu told the press that the purpose of the meeting was to iron out the issue of who will be eligible voters in the anticipated April elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have decided to have this meeting before and the general assembly so that we can get some opinion from our stakeholders and relevant authority to give us some ideas on the conduct of general assembly,\u201d Wudu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, we are guided by our constitution, but we feel that it is necessary to have a consultative meeting because we have experienced some challenges to find who eligible voters are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Wundu stated that members are supposed to come from across ten states and three administrative areas but some states don\u2019t have organizations of persons of disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found that other states don\u2019t have even OPDS. For example, Unity State and Upper Nile State they don\u2019t have,[and] other states they have but at the level of the county,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the criteria eligible voters should come from the union, Union is an umbrella OPDs in that very state. That is why we have conducted this consultative meeting so that we can decide whether we go according to the Constitution, or we leave the Constitution and take another modality,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Representative of Persons with Disability in R-TGoNU who is also the Director of Disability Affairs in the office of Vice President \u2013 Rebecca Nyandeng, Dr. Stephen Dhieu Kuach said unity of persons with special need to help them speak with one voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are not united, it is very impossible for anybody to listen to you. Of course, nobody will knock your door that I\u2019m bringing you, your rights but you\u2019ll be going knocking on somebody\u2019s door that I need my right. You are violating my rights,\u201d Kuach said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we are the most marginalized persons in the government, we have not represented in anywhere at least women and youth have been recently included and even they have increased their percentage of representation, so we have been left out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dr. Kuach stated that there is a need to ratify laws that protect persons with disabilities in the country, citing that most of them don\u2019t have legal and social protection including other basic needs.<\/p>\n

Coordinator of continental organization \u2013 ADF for South Sudan, Chandiga John said they would observe to make sure that full board members were democratically elected to fight for the rights of persons with disabilities in the country<\/p>\n

\u201cADF will be working as a member organization to make sure that the South Sudan SSUPD is strong, can lead and can advocate for the right of persons with disabilities in South Sudan and can also work for the ratification of the convention of right of a person with disabilities,\u201d John noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to make sure those persons with disabilities not to become beneficiaries; they are to be partners in Service delivery. So, let\u2019s work together with the stakeholders, they are not to be a reception but to service providers together with a different partner,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Africa Disability Forum \u2013 is a continental membership organization of persons with disabilities in Africa that advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities, build an inclusive in Africa where their voices are respected in the community.<\/p>\n

ADF mission \u2013 is to promote the rights and inclusion of persons with disability, and their family in Africa, through empowerment and participation, unifying and amplifying their voices, and strengthening their organizations and partnership.<\/p>\n

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