Editorial Analysis
December 19th, 2014 (Nyamilepedia) -Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin is one of South Sudanese politician, whose originality is from Wuror County in Jonglei State, after he was segregated/ criticized by Hon. Paul Mayom Akech in Lakes State due to his political ambition of becoming a Governor of Lakes State. He was left stranded until Lou-Nuer called him back and gave him an Mp position without much campaign because Lou-Nuer of Wuror County agreed to offer the position to him due to recognition of his late Father (Bill Lual) who was known in Lou- Nuer sub-clan and in entire Nuer respectively.
Before going further, I would like to bring in to your attention about “Political orphan in Nuer Society” called Marial Benjamin who has been lobbying in different Countries, internationally, Regionally denying the massacre of the Nuer civil Population that happened on the 16th, 17th and 18th of December 2013.
He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Cabinet of South Sudan. He was appointed to that position on 27 July 2013. After the eruption of South Sudan conflict, when Nuer were massacre in Juba by his uncles (he) Marial when on Media and begin lobbying for deployment of Uganda troops, Kenyan Troops, M27 soldiers, Sudan Rebels like JEM and Egyptian with Machine guns that have killed his own Nuer Tribe and as well he went ahead in lobbying for the existence of the current government of Salva Kiir Mayardit where he is always being called (Gatnyankaai in Dinka language) mean, son of my Sister.
He has held various positions in the Cabinet of South Sudan since independence in 2005. He was information Minister from 2010 to 2013.
Dr. Benjamin has professional training in medicine and diplomacy. He studied Premedical Sciences at the University of Khartoum in 1965 and graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Cairo in 1970. He studied Hygiene and Tropical medicine in the school of Tropical Medicine, London in 1983. At the Centre for African Reconnaissance (CARS), University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria South Africa in 2005, he studied Diplomacy and International Relations.
It is widely understood by all intellectuals of the Nuer Society globally that Marial Bajemin whose Mother is a Dinka from Lakes state, has killed Nuer civil population through his speeches, comments since the crisis of South Sudan emerged. He has been well quoted in different channels of communication internationally and regionally about his hatred of Nuer society to exist in the Republic of South Sudan. Where will Marial Benjamin go after the crisis of South Sudan? Will people of Wuror County give votes to the person who killed their own, mothers, fathers, children in Juba? Will Marial go back to his uncles in Lakes state or go for exile in different part of the world after peace talk?
Absolutely, a person like Marial Benjamin has got no future at all in the Nuer Society at large due to the fact that, his diplomatic missions have been on the abuses of Nuer community globally. Most of the people in the world, have understood Nuer community in different context based on the different assumptions and allegations put against them by Marial Benjamin.
3 comments
Dear All,
Its become more of a tribal and personality issue,will never matter whether Benjamin Marial serves in an Autocratic Government even the same opposition were part of before,but the fact is if south sudanese were to choose a leader for south sudan,benjamin Marial will emerge the best alternative for South Sudan after putting Reik and Kiir the two tribalistic antagonistics.when one reads the comments its very tribal, nothing objective,iam sure most of the commentators are very emotional with no journalistic or analytic experience in international relations,conflict,nation building and diplomacy.every article one reads is about Nuer and Dinka,South Sudan belongs to every tribe small or big,this chauvanistic ideology of big tribes can’t work anymore,we are suffering as a nation because of two tribes who think south sudan belongs to them and the others are not important.because one dominants the Army,the other controls the political landscape.i think its time that Equatorians find their space,these two tribes think every thing in the world is solved through voilence or the barrel of the gun,some times i have always said,its better equatoria takes its own path away from the equivalent of the Jallaba we have in South Sudan in the name of Nuer or Dinka,we are tired,we have been called cowards,its better south sudan disintergrates so that we leave as civilised people other than leaving with people who dont value civilisaiton.
what kown marial Benjiamin is not Nuer Just name, the people who working with the government of South Sudan,just making thier money. they are not for our community. becuase if the kill you friend and them you see you will said anything can you ask yourself who you are.? marial is not in Nuer Society.
You have hit the point Mr. Peter Gai Manyuon the xenophobia to Nuer by Marial Benjamin is a something that, Nuer will never forget and am sure he will be the loser him {Marial}