Pray for the Khartoum government to change heart and it’s aggression against the people of the South. The fuel and food situation still continues…read this article below:
Government of Khartoum of having deliberately blocked commercial routes as part of the political pressure in the bargaining on post referendum arrangements and issues including borders. “The government in Khartoum has directed its security apparatus and other armed groups to intensify monitoring of commercial activities along the border areas. This has resulted into stoppage of vehicles that are carrying goods including food items to the south. Food items are now very expensive and there is also a problem of fuel. They do not allow fuel to enter the south”, said Dau. “There is a big problem now with fuel in South Sdan even Juba the capital. Some people have already grounded their vehicles because they cannot afford buy it. Fuel prices have gone beyond double charges. One litre of fuel which used to be two pounds is now sold out at 15 pounds and it is not available in most stations. All small fuel stations in Juba have been closed. Fuel has remained only in strategic places where its sale is also controlled by the government. There is only one petrol station that has fuel in Juba where thousands of vehicles, motorbike and individual are making lines to buy the fuel”, explained Lual.
Pray for the Khartoum government to change heart and it’s aggression against the people of the South. The fuel and food situation still continues…read this article below:
Government of Khartoum of having deliberately blocked commercial routes as part of the political pressure in the bargaining on post referendum arrangements and issues including borders. “The government in Khartoum has directed its security apparatus and other armed groups to intensify monitoring of commercial activities along the border areas. This has resulted into stoppage of vehicles that are carrying goods including food items to the south. Food items are now very expensive and there is also a problem of fuel. They do not allow fuel to enter the south”, said Dau. “There is a big problem now with fuel in South Sdan even Juba the capital. Some people have already grounded their vehicles because they cannot afford buy it. Fuel prices have gone beyond double charges. One litre of fuel which used to be two pounds is now sold out at 15 pounds and it is not available in most stations. All small fuel stations in Juba have been closed. Fuel has remained only in strategic places where its sale is also controlled by the government. There is only one petrol station that has fuel in Juba where thousands of vehicles, motorbike and individual are making lines to buy the fuel”, explained Lual.