REFUGEES ACCUSED IMATONG STATE GOV OROMO AND PAGERI COUNTY COMMISSIONER IGGA FOR FABRICKING THE No OF RETURNESS TO LOBBY FUNDS FOR PERSONAL GAINS
Adjumani, 15 December 2017: Refugee from Madi community of Pageri County, Imatong [Eastern Equatoria State] now settled in various camps in Adjumani District have accused governor Tobiolo Alberto Oromo and Commissioner Emilio Igga of Pageri County for lying and fabricating the so called nine thousands /9.000 returnees have returned home in Pageri County in the past few days.
The youth and community elders who spoke to this reporter in condition of anonymity challenged both governor Oroma and commissioner Igga to provide evident of the so called nine thousand returnees who have returned home from Uganda. They said it's shameful that they watched the selfish and puppet commissioner appeared on the state run South Sudan broadcasting/SSBC alone without the image footage of the so-called returnees been broadcasted on the TV.
The refugee from Pageri County accused Igga of being selfish and non-active, they said this is an attempt to lure them [ the refugees] to return home only to be murder by Dinka whose cows are now roaming freely all over Madi land with government forces providing them security. They further said where was Igga and former governor of Imatong state Nartisio Loluke when people have been murdered by government forces.
They accused both governor Tobiolo Roberto Oroma and commissioner Emilio Igga for trying to lobby funds from humanitarian agencies in the name of Madi people only to be the beneficiaries at this hard-economic time the country is facing.
Governor Tobiolo Alberto Oromo was quoted saying on Wednesday that the returnees are in dire humanitarian need including food, water and shelter. Governor further applied and called on humanitarian agencies to hastily come and provide shelter, food as well as medical assistance to the returnees who need support to restart their lives.
However, governor fall short from pointing out where exactly the returnees have camped at moment, conducted by this news from his base in the area of Pageri, the spokesperson of the armed opposition operating along Juba-Nimule road, captain Theophilus Pitia Badru, said they have no time to verify such baseless claim, he however, said they are encouraging their people not be misled by self-centered and toothless individuals, the likes of governor Tobiolo and Commissioner Emilio Igga who lack morale norms to be identify with their people. And he concluded by saying Pageri county is deserted only they armed forces patrolling and controlling most parts of Pageri county and government militias have been confined in urban centers.
Andrew Olweny
SSLN
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