Petition letter to the Speaker of National Youth Council, Rt. Hon. Matthew

We Presented Our Petition today to Speaker Of National Youth Council, South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) to take immediate action.

 Date: 16/05/2022

Republic Of South Sudan,

National Youth Concern Of South Sudan.

The Petition: 

To: Speaker Of National Youth Council, 

South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU).

Sub: An Appeal To Speaker Of National Youth Council (NYC) To Take Immediate Action On Failure Of Current Suspended Chairperson Of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) By Leading Union and Youth Out Of The Main Goals & Objectives Of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU): 

Prologue; 

We the National Youth Concern of South Sudan are patriotically committed and dedicated to support efforts from the president of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit in implementing the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan in letter and spirit with other parties to the R-ARCISS which is the national collective philosophy to bring about sustainable and durable peace in South Sudan. As all youth of South Sudan, it is our constitutional mandate and responsibility to promote peace, unity and harmony among peoples of South Sudan across the parameters of the country in order to envision policies of stability for the entire people of our beloved country. 

However, it is our hope that the people of South Sudan would remain in peace and harmony as the president of the Republic H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit demonstrated his willingness that the country will not be returned to war and we the youth of South Sudan are standing firm in support and consolidation of peace implementation in the country in order for Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGONU) to take R-ARCISS to final destination of South Sudanese expectations. 

Our General Points Of Concern As National Youth Concern Of South Sudan toward leadership style of Gola Boyoi Goal in serving youth of South Sudan; 

In chapter two of general regulations of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) on the main goals and objectives of the Union in regard to article 3 (a) that stipulated that Union shall bring together the youth of the Republic of South Sudan and also in article 3(b) that it shall promote coexistence and forge unity in diversity among the youth of South Sudan, the current suspended chairman of South Sudan National Youth Union Mr. Gola Boyoi is leading youth in threatening, intimidation, segregations and also forging disunity instead of unity among the youth of South Sudan that caused total fragmentation and fear among the youth of the country. 

On this regard, since Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola was elected as chairperson of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU), he has been threatening and intimidating youth of South Sudan by practising imprisonment and act of intimidations to youth of the country. In 2020, he launched kind of intimidation activities in the country where he used the car of the Union in picking up some youth within the city of Juba and put them under imprisonment where one of the youth called Meen Gabriel Chol was taken with his car and put him in prison.

 Nevertheless, Gola Boyoi Gola is terrorizing youth of the country with his body guards who used to guard him but unfortunately, Mr. Gola Boyoi use to give orders to his body guards in the country to shot youth which is very unfortunate for the chairperson of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) to threaten his subordinates or the youth that he is leading. By this year of 2022, one of the youth by name Alfred Lufar was survived shooting odering attempt from Gola within Hai-thora when Gola Boyoi odered his body guards to shot Alfred Lufar. 

The youth of South Sudan are under threatening and intimidation from the leadership of Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola since his election as chairperson of SSNYU because he turned South Sudan National Youth Union as personal tool to terrorize the youth instead to bring together youth of South Sudan under one umbrella of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU). In regard to this, Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola become the main problem to youth of South Sudan instead to promote, peaceful atmosphere, coexistence and unity in diversity among the youth of South Sudan.

Right Hon. Speaker of National Youth Council, we the National Youth Concern of South Sudan are so disappointed with the style leadership of the current suspended chairperson of South Sudan National Youth Union Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola that put youth of the country in fear than in freedom. The umbrella of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) become organization of youth intimidations that distance many youths across the country from connecting themselves with the leadership because of how Gola Boyoi is managing youth under threatening.

Base on running of South Sudan National Youth Union on intimidation and threatening by Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola since time of elections in 2019, the youth representatives from all states of South Sudan and administrative areas who are councillors representing our voices in the National Youth Council have been threatened not to talk our voice or raise issues of our concerns within National Youth Council of South Sudan National Youth Union and to make matter worse, the specialized committees of National Youth Council have not been formed since 2019 to the present due to such style of running leadership on intimidation and threatening. The threatening of speaker of National Youth Council since time of elections in 2019 not to convene any meeting for the council is so unfortunate where we the National Youth Concern have condemned all our representatives (councillors) in not representing our voices to the best of our expectation though the platform is being turned as platform of threatening.

In general regulations of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) in article 14 (7) stated that National Youth Council shall meet twice every year but may convene any number of extraordinary meetings whenever deem necessary to address urgent matters on extremely importance issues. Base on this article, the National Youth Council failed to conduct any single meetings for the councillors since time of elections in 2019 to the present and to make matter worse, the speaker failed to form specialize committees due to intimidation and running of the organization as personal property by the current suspended chairperson of South Sudan National Youth Union. We the National Youth Concern of South Sudan are questioning all councillors representing us from various States of South Sudan and administrative areas on their failure to address these vital matters of concern within the leadership of South Sudan National Youth Union under Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola.

Our Position On Two Letters Written By Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola to President of Arab Republic of Egypt H.E Abdel Fitah Al Sisi and Deputy Chairman of Sudan Sovereign Council Gen. Mahmmed Ahmdan Dagalo & Decision of National Minister of Youth & Sports in Suspended Gola Boyoi Gola On Matter of Two Letters; 

As National Youth Concern of South Sudan, we had come across the alleged two letters on social media written by the current suspended chairperson of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola to president of Arab Republic of Egypt H.E Abdel Fitah Sisi and deputy chairman of Sudan Sovereign Council Gen. Mohammed Ahmdan Danglo titled freedom for Patrick George Zaki on his detention written on 14th of June 2020 and titled request for official meeting with leadership of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) written on 25th of August 2020 respectively. 

On this regard, it is a misleading of the organization of South Sudan National Youth Union which is out of the context of fundamental objectives of platform concern in serving youth of South Sudan. This is not only an insubordination to high authorities of our sovereign state but also, it is insulting image of the Republic of South Sudan in Africa and the world at large. 

In regard to the decision of the National Minister of Youth & Sports Dr. Albino Bol Dhieu on suspension of Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola from the position of chairmanship of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU),  due to two alleged written letters to president of Arab Republic of Egypt and Deputy chairman of Sudan Sovereign Council after the elapsed of 72 hours given to him to appear before authority of the ministry for explanation, we the National Youth Concern are hereby advocated the decision of the minister because the channel of coordination was not respected by Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola that projected the image of the Republic of South Sudan in disrespect to Africa and the world. If these two alleged written letters were not true, Mr. Gola Boyoi could just try to appear before the authority of the ministry of Youth & Sports for clarification or explanation of two letters but the refusal of Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola seem matter to be a right scenario in occurrence in which the National Minister of Youth & Sports Dr. Bol Dhieu on his decision is unblamable. 

Not only that, inside the country, behaviours of Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola are disrespecting and undermining many top leaders within the country that created lack of cooperation between institution of South Sudan National Youth Union and top leadership of the country. 

Our Immediate Demands to Speaker of National Youth Council For South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU);

We the National Youth Concern of South Sudan are hereby appealing the speaker of National Youth Council to urgent do the followings; 

1-To urgently convene extraordinary meeting for National Youth Council to summon Gola Boyoi to practice act of terrorism and intimidations against his own subordinates or youth members of South Sudan National Youth Union by ordering his body guards to shot youth in the country. 

2- To urgently convene extraordinary meeting for National Youth Council on failure of the current chairperson to run the organization in the context of the main goals and objectives of South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU) in bringing together the youth of the Republic of South Sudan under one umbrella without threatening, segregating and discriminating them with his powers as the chairperson. 

3- For National Youth Council to question Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola on running the youth institution as personal property by utilizing resources of the union for his personal benefits with some few individuals within the union while councillors representing youth of South Sudan  are not aware on the usage of the resources.

4-  For National Youth Council to urgently decide over the immediate removal of Gola Boyoi Gola from the position of chairmanship of South Sudan National Youth Union as stipulated within the powers and functions of National Youth Council in article 26.1(b) due to his gross-misconduct in running the youth institution under act of terrorization and intimidation of youth instead to bring together youth of South Sudan and promote peaceful coexistence among them.

In conclusion; 

We the National Youth Concern of South Sudan are patriotically dedicated and committed to demand and protect the rights of freedom, peaceful coexistence and unity among the youth of South Sudan and we have condemned series of attempts of intimidation, kidnapping and threatening of youth of the country from the current suspended chairperson of South Sudan National Youth (SSNYU) Mr. Gola Boyoi in leading youth and organization on act of terrorizing the youth. 

On this regard, we are immediately hereby urging the current speaker of National Youth Council and the councillors to take their roles, functions and administrative measures as stipulated within the general regulations of South Sudan National Youth Union to rescue the organization from act of youth intimidation by immediately make removal of the current suspended chairperson Mr. Gola Boyoi Gola from the position of Chairmanship of South Sudan National Youth Union. 

Failure of the National Youth Council under the current speaker to urgently implement our demands as National Youth Concern of South Sudan, we the undersigned National Youth Concern of South Sudan will further make the urgent call of the authority of National Ministry of Youth & Sports as soon as possible to take administrative measures on matters we raised in this petition since the National Ministry of Youth & Sports is the institution in the sovereign authority of our state that supervise policies and activities of the leadership of South Sudan National Youth Union as well as activities and policies of youth across the country. But we wish the speaker of National Youth Council to urgently convene an extraordinary meeting in order for councillors to put these urgent demands into immediate consideration without taking further time.

Long Live the Youth Of South Sudan! 

Long Live South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU)!

Long Live Republic Of South Sudan! 

Cc: Vice President for Youth & Gender Cluster. 

Cc: National Ministry Of Youth & Sports .

Cc: States' Youth Unions. 

Cc: National Security Service.