23/08/2026
Opinion: My Response to Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth About What He Wrote on His page Regarding the Words Released Today by Mama Nyandeng De Mabior
By Akeen Wol Akol
22 August 2026
Hon. Ezekiel Lol, if the current regime is not weak, I think you would not have been allowed to work under the administration of Salva Kiir Mayardit.
If people go back to the strong words you released in 2013 and 2014, you described Salva Kiir's government as a dictatorship. Today, you have positions in the same government and seem to have forgotten the pain of the past. What pained you in those years is the same pain that many South Sudanese are experiencing today.
You speak like this because you are in a government position. Let me tell you something: the government of Salva Kiir does not care whether you praise him or his whole family. Nothing remains permanent in his government.
People often speak bad words about the government when they are removed from their positions. But when they are still serving, they defend the same government and become angry when someone says something that paints them or their government in a bad way.
Mama Nyandeng De Mabior is a strong woman. Leave aside some of the wives of our liberators who remain silent and do not tell the citizens that their husbands have failed the country. Did you ever hear Mama Ayendit come out publicly and say that her husband has failed the country? Or have you heard other wives of leaders come out and tell the reality?
Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, you should also remember your political history. You were among those who turned against Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, and the Nuer community has not forgotten that chapter of your political history.
When you are removed from your position, do not come later and speak bad words about the same government when you were part of it. If you believe there are problems in the country, you should have the courage to speak about them while you are still in the government.
