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Taha due to leave to Oslo Monday |
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
 Vice President, Ali Otham Mohammed Taha, is expected to leave on Monday for the Norwegian capital, Oslo, heading Sudan's delegation to the UN and World Bank Donors Conference.
The Minister of Presidential Affairs in the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Luka Biong, told Miraya FM that the delegation includes representatives from south Sudan to present the government’s reports.
First Vice President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, was supposed to head the delegation but cancelled his visit due to the plane crash that killed a number of the SPLM leaders. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has meanwhile revealed that the committee it formed to probe the causes of the incident is not an investigation committee.
The Spokesman of the CAA, Abdul-hafiz Abdul-Rahim, told Miraya FM that according to the international aviation laws, the committee will leave to the south to check out the technical reasons that led to the crash. He pointed out that the CAA is authorized by the Council of Ministers.
In a previous statement, the Civil Aviation Authority criticized the air navigation procedures in south Sudan. It denied granting any foreign airlines certifications to operate in the south. However, the Government of Southern Sudan, announced that the committee it formed to probe the incident causes will start working as soon as it’s completely formed.
The GoSS Minster of Presidential Affairs, Luka Biong, told Miraya FM that the committee will thoroughly investigate the incident. He added that the committee will report the final results to the President of the Government of Southern Sudan.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the Presidential Advisor on Decentralization, Dr. Justin Yak Arob, the Minister of the SPLA Affairs, Gen Dominic Dem Deng, their wives and the crew of the crashed plane sent to Juba. Hundreds of citizens and officials in GoSS topped by Salva Kiir Mayardit were in Juba International Airport to receive the bodies.
SPLA Chief of Staff, Let.Gen. Oyie Deng, described the incident as “tragic.” But he said it’s not likely that it was planned. The bodies of the officials are expected to be buried in Juba on Sunday. The bodies of the other passengers who died in the crash will be sent to Wau then to the localities they came from, according to the Governor of Lakes State, Awit Akot.
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