![Primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, Archbishop Justin Badi Arama [Photo courtesy]](https://i0.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Badi.png?resize=850%2C419&ssl=1)
Speaking at a press conference in Juba on Saturday, Dr. Arama called for an end to violence, including road ambushes, political and intercommunal killings.
“We encourage our leaders to embrace the spirit of dialogue, sacrifice the right of their parties in order to bring peace and hope to South Sudanese who have continuously suffered,” Arama said.
He emphasized the importance of dialogue and consensus-building among political leaders to move the country forward peacefully.
Arama expressed sympathy for the hardships endured by citizens due to the current social and economic situation.
“We as a church support elections to happen in order to end the transitional period as it was stipulated in the agreement, but we need all political parties to agree together,” he said.
He urged the government to pay the salaries of civil servants and organized forces to alleviate the suffering of their families.
“We are worried that they have different voices and we are worried that some of the main things which we expected for the election to go smoothly have not happened,” he added.
