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Based on the revitalized peace agreement, South Sudan is to organize its first-ever elections since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011. The elections, according to the 2018 peace agreement signed by President Salva Kiir and his first deputy Dr. Riek Machar Teny of the SPLM-IO, the transitional period of 36 months should end in 2022.
But President Kiir’s office has reportedly pushed the conduct of elections to 2023 without the consent of other peace partners such as the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) and the SPLM Former Detainees.
Speaking on Tuesday in Juba while addressing members of the ruling SPLM party at the Central Equatoria state party secretariat, Igga said the ruling party need to prepare for the elections which he said will be competitive given the huge number of political organizations that have emerged since outbreak of war in 2013.
“We are here to give more energy to the SPLM in this host state and host to the national government and of course because have to re-energized the SPLM because there is a serious competition going to come and it’s not a joke,” Igga told a large group of cheering SPLM supporters.
“And because of this remarkable and spectacular gathering I want to say that the goal will include proving to Central Equatoria State and South Sudan at large that indeed we are re-jubilate the moral,” he added.
To be with Dr. James Wani Igga. I think you guys should steps aside and let others new faces takes leadership. The National dialogue initiative conference indicated that, the two Top leaders President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his rivals vice President Riek Machar Teny will dragging their feets coming general election if they don’t steps down.
There will be consequences before conducting general election in South Sudan so I am not worrying about competitive or the loser but I am very worried about greedy people who will caused another bloodshed again. If I was the President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his vice President Riek Machar Teny frankly, I wouldn’t need to contest any more because there are so many people lost their lives of them. For President Salva Kiir Mayardit to repair his broken legacy after late Chairman Dr.John Garang gone, he must make announcement that, he will not be contesting coming general election so that his ruling party SPLM will have a chance to find someone who will competing against others political parties but the President Salva Kiir Mayardit continued to pushing himself for another election eventually, the consequence will be very hard to survive.
YES, ADOUL LIET, That is the truth, Kiir and Machar will never do anything in favour of south Sudanese people, they are greedy as they prove it in the current formation of government. any SPLM whether ig or io are for same self interest. they need to be scrap out. all of them lack vision for the country and the people. they can rule S. Sudan in future by force but not by elections.
South Sudan will never organized election on that expect year. Once they know time for election is nearing let’s expect another confusion, to make sure that they don’t loose through people will, because they know event ordinary people realize there mistake.