SPLM/A(IO) Calls on Sudan and Partners To Support South Sudan Peace Implementation
South Sudan arch rivals, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his former deputy, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A in Opposition gazing at each other’s eyes during peace process in Khartoum in 2018(Photo credit: shared/unknown)
April 22, 2019(SSNN) — Despite that former President Omar Hassan El Bashir has been overthrown and Sudan remains at crossroad, the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, still looks up to Sudan and partners to make peace a reality.
Responding to President Salva Kiir, who is being accused of being intransigence to form a unilateral Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity without the main armed opposition(SPLM/A-IO) and others, Hon. Henry Odwar, Deputy chairman of SPLM/A(IO), calls on whoever comes to power in Sudan to fill the shoes of Bashir and support South Sudan Peace Implementation.
“One of them got kicked out recently but yes Sudan should continue and follow the paths of Bashir in bringing peace in South Sudan. We ask President Museveni as guarantor to ensure that this peace process is continuous and all the IGAD partners and the region, the AU, the UN to pressurize those who would like to make short cuts and bring to an end a peace process that may even cause more problems” Hon. Odwar said.
According to Hon. Odwar, Sudan and Uganda, as main peace guarantors, have a critical role to play to ensure that peace is fully implemented.
SPLM/A(IO) May Withdraw
Without support from the region and the United Nations, the SPLM/A(IO) may withdraw from Juba to decide on their next major step.
“Well, if the government wants to be so intransigence that it wants to form the government alone then I as the leader of the IO in peace arrangement, I will have to ask all my colleagues in all the various mechanisms to withdraw and make a decision outside Juba as to how we go about this peace process” Hon. Odwar said.
“But I would like to assure the people of South Sudan that we are committed to peace and there is no way we can go into a situation whereby the status quo prevails. We want reforms in this country and we will do our best to make sure that we bring peace to South Sudan.” He continued.
According to the oppositions, the warring parties did not implement the security arrangement to level ground for amicable implementation of the peace deal and that could be a recipe for disaster.
“Without security arrangement is not feasible for us to have a country, one government and then a divided army. That is a recipe for disaster.” Hon. Odwar said.
The SPLM/A(IO) Deputy Chairman said the issue of states is not resolved and that leaves another vacuum.
“Another most important issue that will not allow us to form a government in May is the number of states because how can you have a central government and then purported that you have states but you have not yet decided on the number of states.” Hon. Odwar said.
In other reports, the government demands that Dr. Riek Machar must return to Juba immediately for the new unity government to be formed.
“Even now it is now too late, I am inviting Dr. Riek Machar to urgently return to Juba so that we can work together to expedite the process of forming the Rivatalized Transitional Government of Naitonal Unity(RTGNU)” President Salva Kiir said in his Easter Message.
“I hold the view that any delay to the formation of government would crush the hopes of our people for peace. It would create the sense of weariness and uncertainty about the viability of the peace agreement and this is the last thing our country needs” He continued.
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