The Community of Nyamini and Lodimi of Juba County’s Ladu Payam, on Tuesday, launched the allotment and sale of plots of land to all South Sudanese.
Addressing the media in Nyamini, Alemin Sebit Tombe, Chairman of Ilikare for Development Association, said the area is open to all South Sudanese to occupy as residential plots, and for investment.
“We have opened the roads, and now we are ready to process and allocate plots to South Sudanese who came to our office. People should benefit, so the place cannot be left to remain a bush,” he said. “We have come to organise this town so that South Sudanese who have been living in Juba and are not comfortable are welcome to come and stay here. We have an office in New Site where you can buy your token, and very soon, we are going to open an office in Nyamini for people who have completed the process in Juba to come and complete the process here on the ground.”
The community leader said the process for the allocation of the land was supposed to start in 2020, but there was a conflict between Luri and Ladu payams, as they are neighbouring communities.
“In February 2020, we officially announced through the former commissioner of Juba County, Joseph Wani, but there arose some conflict between Ladu Payam and Luri Payam since we are at the border, but in the end, they resolved that we are part of Jebel Ladu under Ladu Payam,” he said.
For his part, Loku Kamilo, the Chief of Nyikare Boma, said they want the area to be occupied so that it can develop.
“We have demarcated Nyamini, the process took three years. We want to show the land to the owners who have processed their land documents,” he said. “The area cannot remain unoccupied; people need to reside in it. This is a town, and the allotment is for all South Sudanese.”
Meanwhile, Olimpio Lokudu Pitia, Chairman of Kuda Lolimi Boma, described the area as peaceful and said all the tribes in South Sudan are welcome to acquire land in Nyamini.
“Today we are opening this place to the public to buy officially, and those who wish to have land in Nyamini should come and get it, the area is peaceful,” he said.
He said the area has over 22,700 plots of land to be allotted.
Meanwhile, Viola Poni Barnaba Soka, a woman representative, said they are happy that the area is now open to the public.
“We, the women of Ilikare, are happy because during the demarcation of Nyamini, there were a lot of issues, but at the end, the Lodimi and Ilikare communities agreed and everything is now okay,” she said. “Nyamini is now okay, the roads are now being opened, and anyone who has a token should start the process.”