A group of international and national NGOs operating in Yei River State has accuse the state government and opposition forces of blocking their supply routes to the needy populations.
The organizations’ officials told Radio Tamazuj on Sunday that they can only provide aid to the populations in the urban areas but they cannot access the needy populations in the rural counties of the state.
An official, who preferred anonymity, said most of medical and agricultural supplies may expire if the situation does not change.
“We have huge quantities of drug supplies, seeds and other essential items that are supposed to benefit the rural areas but another worrying thing is that these items being stocked in the town are almost getting expired. It will be a total wastage of resources if nothing is done to address this situation” he said.
Another NGO official said they have planned a rapid consortium response to the rural population but it can only succeed if they are granted free movement.
“We can’t access them. We have lined up programs targeting thousands in the rural areas with farm crop implements, fishing equipment and medicines targeting people outside the Yei town area but since there is no accessibility, we could not go there,” he lamented.
The officials said they have reported the security concerns to the state authorities but nothing has been done to secure access to the rural communities.
Earlier, Yei River State Governor David Lokonga assured the people and organizations operating in the area, that the state government will grant access to all counties in the state.