Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon, accused Jonglei State Governor, Denay Chagor, of feigning ignorance over the presence of Jonglei cattle herders in the Equatoria region.<\/p>\nThe minister faulted Chagor for being emotional whenever the matter was being discussed at the Sixth Governors\u2019 Forum, adding that the order by President Salva Kiir for the eviction of the cattle herders was a sure indication that the cattle keepers had infiltrated the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor should admit it because he is like people are taking the cattle herders\u2019 issues for granted and giving their comments based on their reactions,\u201d she said at the governors\u2019 forum on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t the governor just admit that, ok, if these are my people doing that, why can\u2019t we find peaceful solutions to address such issues and how those cattle can go back to their places of origin instead of making reckless statements in front of everybody?\u201d she further posed.<\/p>\n
Chagor\u2019s statements, according to Napwon, amounted to \u201cdefending crimes,\u201d and would exacerbate the tense relations between herders and host communities in Equatoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernor Denay Chagor should admit that because he is a young person…. We need to speak the truth to address such issues. \u201cYou must stop defending when it comes to the issue of killing, and the herders must go back,\u201d Napwon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am from Toposa, we keep cattle, and at the same time, Toposa has farms; but cattle do not go and enter people\u2019s farms, and the herders do not kill people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Napwon\u2019s statement came after Governor Chagor told the delegates at the Governors\u2019 Forum that the herders from Jonglei were innocent and should not be blamed for the insecurity in the Equatoria region.<\/p>\n
Exchange of words<\/b><\/p>\n
In a separate press conference, the governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, blamed herders from Jonglei State of causing insecurity in the state.<\/p>\n
Adil claimed that the cattle herders contributed immensely to the rot in the state\u2019s insecurity and instability.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot the people of Jonglei [but] cattle herders…some of them have come here, but, [again] not all of them perpetrate crimes and havoc. We have a lot of lives that are lost,\u201d Adil said.<\/p>\n
However, Adil\u2019s statement did not sit well with Chagor. The Jonglei State governor refuted the allegations and delinked his administration from the state\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n
Chagor asked Adil to produce evidence linking the herders to the wave of insecurity.<\/p>\n
He said the problem existed prior to the arrival of the cattle herders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not necessarily agree with that because there has been looting, killing, and stopping vehicles on the road. \u201cThese are criminals, and for somebody to say that any criminal along that area is a cattle keeper from Jonglei; what evidence do we have?\u201d Chagor asked.<\/p>\n
But Adil clarified that his claim was pointing to the 2017 Presidential Order, which highlighted Jonglei as one of the states having cattle in Central Equatoria.<\/p>\n
Last week, a village along Nimule Road was attacked, and seven people were killed, with several others wounded.<\/p>\n
The incident, which has caused panic and fear among travelers on the country\u2019s main lifeline route, marked a series of attacks.<\/p>\n
The forum seeks solutions to the impediments to the overall revitalised peace agreement\u2019s implementation and, in particular, the roadmap through collective efforts from actors, including state governors.<\/p>\n
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