SSOA is being controlled by the government – Dr. Lam

National Democratic Movement, Dr. Lam Akal(Photo credit: Nyamilepedia)

July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – The leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, has said that the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit is controlling the opposition consortium which is a signatory to the peace agreement.

Akol made the remarks during an exclusive interview with South Sudan News Now on Thursday in which he also accused some members of the alliance of lacking grassroots support.

“There is a distorted view of understanding of how an alliance works and how to uphold the peace agreement. But the basic issue is that most of us have fallen under the armpit of the government,” Akol said.

“We are being controlled by the government,” he added.

The prominent opposition figure also accused President Salva Kiir of taking decisions in violation of the revitalized peace agreement saying the 2018 peace deal was not being implemented as it was signed.

“What is being implemented is not the agreement that we have signed,” he said. “Now the president takes decisions that are not compatible with the peace agreement. He issues decrees at will.”

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