The president elect of the Government of Southern Sudan has issued a statement thanking voters for the huge victory he scored and asking them to remain united on the road to the referendum.
This afternoon the National Elections Commission announced that Mr. Kiir won the contest for the GoSS presidency with almost 93 percent of the votes.Mr. Kiir thanked the supporters and the party for his landslide victory, including senke ridaers and matato drivers he called key to mobilize people.
Mr. Kiir added that security is his top priority while preparing for the referendum of 2011.
He called on the Southern Sudanese to join him in this mission.
Mr. Kiir promised to have a government programme in place within weeks.
GoSS president elec congratulated Omar Hassan al-Bashir for his victory.