Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>An official said members of the Abyei community are divided over a suggestion to the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to establish an autonomous government in the region.<\/p>\nThe proposal by Abyei prominent politician Dr. Francis Deng Mading, called for a self-governing Abyei that could still be linked to both countries, with security guarantees from the international community.<\/p>\n
Dr. Francis Deng Mading making Abyei independent from Juba and Khartoum could serve as an ultimate goal to achieve lasting peace, security, and stability in the region.<\/p>\n
It will also help bring services and development opportunities closure to women and youth, he said.<\/p>\n
Mading also said the proposed Abyei independence will promote their participation in public life, and bring peaceful coexistence between the Ngok Dinka and neighboring communities.<\/p>\n
Although the proposal gained popularity among the natives, not all welcomed it.<\/p>\n
The Chief Administrator of Abyei, some civil society embers, and traditional leaders reportedly rejected the idea.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Eye Radio on Thursday morning, Romano Kuat, the Chairman of the Secretariat of the National Committee for the Final Solution of Abyei says the proposal has put a rift among the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrankly speaking the proposal divided the Abyei community into two, some accepted the proposal, some rejected the proposal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who accepted the proposal thought it will be relative peace, it would bring security and some services to the area. Those who rejected it say now people suffered a long time, this time we don\u2019t want interim arrangement because this issue of interim arrangement was tried several times.\u201d<\/p>\n
The oil-rich border region of Abyei has been contested since South Sudan gained independence in 2011.<\/p>\n
It was accorded special administrative status by a 2004 Protocol on Resolution of the Abyei Conflict, known as, the Abyei Protocol.<\/p>\n
A referendum was supposed to be held in 2011, in which the residents of Abyei could decide either to remain part of Sudan or to become part of South Sudan.<\/p>\n
However, it was postponed indefinitely due to disagreements over the process.<\/p>\n
As a result, the Dinka Ngok and the Mesiriya tribesmen of Sudan unilaterally conducted separate referendums \u2013 that were not recognized by either government.<\/p>\n
In 2020, a UN official told a Security Council meeting that, despite improving relations between Sudan and South Sudan, progress was unlikely in a short term in determining the final status of the Abyei Area.<\/p>\n
In May last year, President Salva Kiir constituted a high-level committee to initiate dialogue with the Sudanese government on the final status of the Abyei Administrative Area.<\/p>\n
The committee members who were expected to feed President Salva Kiir with monthly updates on the progress of the negotiation have so far made no progress.<\/p>\n
Yesterday President Salva Kiir told the Chair of the Abyei File, Deng Alor he would soon make his final position on the final status of the Abyei<\/p>\n
His remarks came amid mixed reactions among Abyei intellectuals and community organizations toward Mading\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n
The Office of the First Vice President also issued a statement rejecting the proposal of granting Abyei autonomy, saying the views of the people of Abyei must be respected.<\/p>\n
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