South Sudan government rejects census results
JUBA – Government of Southern Sudan has rejected the 2008 population census results, saying it should not be used as the basis for allocating wealth and power sharings in the region.
In a cabinet meeting on Friday chaired by President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the semi-autonomous government, the meeting resolved to write a letter to the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission, asking the Commission not to use the census results for alloting constituencies.
However, the Elections Commission has already gone ahead alloting the constituencies based on the results. It says the Presidency has already approved the results.
Salva Kiir who also has a second hat as the First Vice President of the Sudan and member of the three-person Presidency in Khartoum said he never agreed to the census results being used as the basis for alloting the constituencies, or generally for sharing of power and wealth.
This week, the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly also rejected the census results, saying it did not reflect the true population of Southern Sudanese in the country.
It is yet to be seen what possitive impact the GoSS letter to the National Elections Commission may do in addressing the dispute over the results.
- By James Gatdet Dak | Sudan Tribune
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