![President Salva Kiir Mayardit boarding plane for UAE as he was being greeted off by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny on October 23, 2022. [Photo by presidency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/311600727_1171547536806637_5092444577761297959_n.jpg?resize=406%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1)
In a statement, the presidency said the trip will take a one working day.
“His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Sunday left Juba for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for a working visit,” the presidency statement seen by Sudans Post reads in part about the head of state’s trip.
The president was seen off at the airport by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny.
Speaking to journalists upon the president’s departure, the Kiir’s press secretary Adhieu Martin Manyiel said the trip was planned for the South Sudan president to follow up with his counterpart in UAE on issues that were discussed during the previous meetings.
“This trip was planned to follow up on issues of mutual interest previously discussed between South Sudan and the United Arab Emirates,” she said.
“While in the UAE, it is expected that senior members of the delegation will hold bilateral meetings with Emirati officials on many areas of cooperation that will culminate to one-on-one meeting between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and His Highness Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,” she added.
MACHAR TO ACT AS PRESIDENT
The one-day trip means that First Vice President Machar who is also the Chairman and Commander in Chief of the main armed opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/SPLA-IO) will act as president.
The revitalized peace agreement provides in chapter one that “In the event of temporary absence of the President, the First Vice President shall act as the President and Commander in Chief of the national army and overall commander of all other organised forces.”
this is not fair
I’m requesting my fellow friends in all organized forces loyal to the government of south Sudan to be aware any time on the absent of our president Gen salvakiir mayardit. Riek machar will not command our forces because his aim is to overturn our government at any time. Let him be on his normal activities as vice President not acting president to command our our forces .
positive thinking produce good end result
have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the day to rise in the east?
What’s it in UAE ?
No one should invite our national army reverse the past.
A pure south sudanese who is still under the pain of trail of destructions in our nation can not with consciousness say with intention to put compatriots on relentless alert.
When you truely love your people,be positive to them.
machar can act as based in the constitution,no point of division in any democracy.The president took the right decision
positive thinking produce good end result
have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the day to rise in the east?