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A Call for a New Collo Mindset

BY LWANYO AWANG PADIET

Collo as a major border ethnic group and his deep patriotism in defense for Africans indigents against the Turkish Egyptian colonization and AL-Nsaar “The Mahadiyas” currently presented by Umma Party was affected by wars which reduced its numbers from over five millions to a million now a day.

Because by that time there was not formal state by the name Sudan. , every ethnic was defending its self by his won means militarily or politically. The wars which shaped the mindset of every Shilluk man or women to refer to any government in Khartoum as Arabs or enemies people who should not be dealt with  and at the same time all previous governments in Khartoum look to Shilluk as dangerous people to the unity of Sudan “separatist” Which need to be dealt with caution.

That why all governments in Khartoum have no trust in any Shilluk man or woman among the people of South Sudan. I think Shilluk are not mistaken, but they have to realize that time has changed and the people we fought with them in past are not the same people in Khartoum, instead it’s a government for whole people of Sudan so we can’t exclude our selves, or allow anybody to exclude us from sharing our rights, because that is where we belong and it’s our right and rights of our children to be represented and receive services in the government of Sudan not Arab government. And I think we do not have problem with Arab since we are all citizens of Sudan.

And the Shilluk people should stop referring to any Shilluk man or woman dealing with government as a betrayer or an enemy; instead we should question their credibility in sense of what services they deliver to the community.

Not only that but also at the time we refer to ourselves as betrayers other ethnic are dealing with same government and we don’t call them betrayers, instead they boss us with the power stemmed from that government and corrupt our community and still we think the situation ok that is wrong. And if we can accept this situation why not we?

We can’t live without services and if services are brought from Khartoum we should be in Khartoum in that government and if in Juba We should be in Juba in that government. We don’t need a middleman or third party to handle our affairs or to tell us what to do or who are our enemies since they deal with the same people whom they called enemies when other people deal with them as if we don’t have standing to initiate what is called South affairs or Sudanese affairs.

The Shilluk community can’t afford no more to be out from government whether in United Sudan or Separated South. I think that shouldn’t be our concern whether Sudan will be one or two because we don’t have control over that issue it’s up to people in their decision, but the concern should be how we can be key players in either the ways united or separated.

Shilluk need to a new era and have an open dialogue with national government to work out these historical misunderstanding  as well as the neighboring state “White Nile” state and our brothers in Blue Nile State the “Funj” to establish a friendship relation at all level of government local, state, and federal. The reason I called Funj brothers is for Shilluk people who don’t know to know that Funj is part of Shilluk and Shilluk is part of Funj and to supported this I refer you to a Sudanese elementary history syllabus when I was in 6th grade in early eighties I was taught that Funj is originally from Shilluk so we need to have open dialogue with them as well as with all citizens of Sudan from all geographical directions. We need to know about Jahleheen and Mak Nimer and their relation with Shilluk as well as the Nubians in Nuba Mountains because to be effective in the new Sudan vision we need to reach out to all Sudanese and THE WORD ARAB USED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ILLUSION OF BEING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO RUN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SHOULD NOT HAVE PLACE IN OUR MINDS TO SCARE US FROM DEALING WITH OUR GOVERNMENT IN KHARTOUM SINCE WE STILL IN THE UNITE D SUDAN.

AT THE END I URGE EVERY SHILUK MAN OR WOMAN TO STUDY OR HAVE A CLUE ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND TO DISTINGUSH BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT IN KHARTOUM AND THE ARAB, BECAUSE WE CAN’T MAINTAIN THE SECURITY OF OUR LAND AND ITS PEOPLE WITHOUT BEING IN THE GOVERNMENT WHICH MAKE DECISION REGARDING THE DAILY LIFE OF OUR PEOPLE. AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN’T LIVE 2011 AND AFTERWARD IN 2008, THAT IS UNREALISTIC AND DENIAL FOR THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN 2008 THROUGH 2011.

Note: I call upon dears Collo language writers to translate this article to Collo Language as well as Arabic language. I do write Arabic but I don’t have Arabic software in my computer.

May God help us understand the situation we are in and work it out. I believe we can do it because we have the education, knowledge, skills, and experiences required to perform the change. Only what’s missing is the courage and thinking outside the box as a Sudanese before becoming Southerners where one is entitle to any position in Sudan whether is Present of Sudan or South Sudan, be free from people trying to determine your destiny these are the real enemies.

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• 12-04-2008 18:02:36 |Publisher| Wadawang

  Sorry the format is not helping the readers so I have resubmitted the article again to our web moderator to be republished .

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• 12-04-2008 18:46:01 |Unregistered| Jwothab Othow

  I think, in the past both South and North Sudan have agreed in principle for one Sudan before the British left Sudan in 1956. But the question that remained as core of conflict in Sudan today is: who will run the Sudan and how it will be run. This is ultimate the fundamental problems of Sudan. With regard of bro Awang's opinions that, “ I think Shilluk are not mistaken, but they have to realize that time has changed and the people we fought with them in past are not the same people in Khartoum, instead it’s a government for whole people of Sudan so we can’t exclude our selves, or allow anybody to exclude us from sharing our rights, because that is where we belong and it’s our right and rights of our children to be represented and receive services in the government of Sudan not Arab government. And I think we do not have problem with Arab since we are all citizens of Sudan. And the Shilluk people should stop referring to any Shilluk man or woman dealing with government as a...

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• 14-04-2008 02:16:03 |Publisher| Wadawang

  My article didn't talk about the identity of Sudan whether an African, Arabic, Christian, or Islamic is. May Point is do Shilluk people have same rights as other ethnics in South Sudan to deal with national government without being referred to as betrayers. The right which has been practiced by people Such His Excellency Abel Alier, George Kongor, Moses Macher, Daniel Kot Mathew, and our Current Governor for second term in office Mr. Gatluak Deng. How do you rate those people? Are they betrayers in your opinion? and if we should go according to your argument that we don't belong to Khartoum , why those people come from Khartoum " Arab" are they not Southerners ? Can you deny setback in Shilluk community since redivision due to the same politics you're still pursuing. Though I do respect other people opinions in my opinion we don't need no more a Palestinian types of politics in Shilluk in community where people talk literature and ideal wishes while the situation is getting ...

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• 14-04-2008 12:33:11 |Unregistered| Tipo William

  it is not a surprise that we ''refer to ourselves as betrayes'' (those who work with the government ) as the writer put it, and when we falsify against each other we have to think about the motivation first, then about ourselves. what I know about ourselves if I am not mistaken is that we always look at things arrogantly, indifferently and rivalry in political arena. we need to differentiate between our political differences and our common interests. we also need to understand that political leadership is not a personal property or family matters as I am seeing it these days, otherwise each family should form a political party and let us see the outcomes at the end of day to our entire community. I think we should back a leader with a driving vision, a clear sense of purpose and a mission which instills a guiding direction and consistently make an effective contribution in South Sudan at large and our community in particular.

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