Lad detests referendum to secure heavenly kingdom
An anonymous lad has detested referendum to reserve a position in the heavenly kingdom. Inflated with fear, he based his argument on two scriptures; Jeremiah 10:23 and Daniel 2:44 in the Bible.
“In Jeremiah, it’s stated that man has no right to direct his steps,” he explained. “Divine leadership will crash an earthly one.”
In addition, Daniel has written God would set a kingdom which will overshadow the existing kingdom which he thought would be from Southern Sudanese’ in near future. For this he could not lose eternal life with this misconception. He said he would not take side even after referendum.
“Because of atrocities which perpetuate, why can’t they (Southern Sudanese) be a government?” he gave his opinion. His imagery is that North and South are like water and oil which cannot mix freely.
In contact with Sudanese chairmen, Equatoria chairman interrogated. “Why do you investigate me like that?” he muffled on phone. “Come to my home, we talk it over secretly. Keep it in pocket brother,” he repeated severally. Minority like Anyuak has a single choice. “My people are registered all because they need freedom,” boasted Ogwang, Anyuak’s chairman in Kakuma.
As viewed, repatriation is likely to be declared if referendum favours Southern Sudanese. Exhibition day is scheduled for 6th January 2011 and referendum a week and a day away. Here the dilemma is whether the vote of a person who dies before January 9th will be cast or not!
Lam Tungwar of South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) in Nairobi came with a round off answer. “Of course, the name,” he answered to, if they can identify the card of a deceased. For sure, is Southern Sudan good to support weak people supported by UNHCR?
Awan who’s a Dinka chairman who recently came from Sudan said no!
“In Sudan many people passed away due to lack of medical facilities as well as lack of knowledge to care for the aged,” he evidenced. “Children who were schooling in Kakuma after repatriation died, others became conductors to call passengers into vehicles all below eighteen years.” This leader, advanced that Southern Sudanese anticipated government’s support, they didn’t get back home. Once these people are taken back suffering continues. These include orphans, widows and widowers. Their last job of cultivation is neither commercial nor subsistence nowadays.
In Southern Sudan currently one can’t harvest three sacks from their farms unlike previous years when they filled granaries. Surety is their constant infiltration into refugee camps in spite of any outcome of referendum. A friend in Southern Sudan told me on the Facebook chatting, “Life is half good here. It’s just how the day presents itself.”
Nhial, Nuer’s chairman said that they would manage to let the ongoing ration cards verification continue and not affected by referendum. The vision of some Southern Sudanese is that it is better others have refused registration in lieu of casting votes of greed to overshadow theirs. Nhial and Awan will be available in referendum centers instructing people to vote not for a specific choice.
The security outside UNHCR’s compound-2 joked that they wanted an email from me to contact Dr. Qassim. “Do you know Dr. Qassim is the head of sub-office? It takes steps to get him,” joked a guard. “Better you big, but a small person like you?”
“An ordinary person like me,” said another from the General Service Unit (GSU). Unfortunately, the phone call was unanswered, so I took back a message that Dr. Kassim and all the staff had gone on holidays and never returned yet.
We should keep on asking: Will Southern Sudanese without bias achieve their dream?