Sudan’s First Vice President Salva Kiir was speaking at the Fifth Governors’ Forum conference held in Juba last Monday.

Salva Kiir Mayadrit (AFP)Kiir said that before oil discovery, Sudan existed and was dependent on agriculture as as the main source of development but with the flow of oil, the Sudanese people especially in the South became redundant, and allowed their own resources to be drained by other foreign countries.

The top Southern official told the governers to invest more in building the capacity at the state and local government levels for efficient service delivery. Otherwise, the government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) many be forced to reallocate its human resources to meet the needs of states and local governments authorities for the purpose of consolidating unity and peace and to enhance people’s participation in managing their own affairs.