S. Sudan’s ex-detainees hint at joining ruling party faction
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February 04, 2016 (JUBA) – A group of South Sudanese politicians who
were detained at the outset of country’s conflict in December 2013 and
later released to form a third bloc of the ruling party (SPLM) have
hinted on returning to the faction of President Salva Kiir.
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Former cabinet affairs minister and G-10 team leader Deng Alor with
former justice minister, John Luk Jok, after their arrival at Juba
Airport on 1 June 2015 (Photo Moses Lomayat)
In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune Thursday, the former
political detainees welcomed the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development (IGAD) communique, calling on parties to conflict to form
the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU).
“It is our hope that all parties to the agreement will take seriously
the recommendations contained in the communique and agree to
expeditiously establish the transitional government of national unity
and to subsequently engage positively on the issue of the twenty-eight
states,” said John Luk, the spokesperson for the former detainees.
The former detainees have two ministerial portfolios and a deputy
minister. The government of President Kiir will appoint 16 minister
and the armed opposition of former vice president Riek Machar, who
will serve as first vice president in TGONU, have 10 ministers. Other
South Sudanese political parties will appoint two ministers.
The formers detainees called on South Sudanese citizens to support the
directives from regional bodies to form the 30-months running TGoNU by
forgiving one another.
Former justice minister John Luk added that his SPLM faction, known as
SPLM leaders are ready to join President Kiir’s SPLM in government.
“Concerning the re-unification of the SPLM, we are satisfies that this
has been achieved through the incorporation of the Arusha Agreement in
the SPLM Constitution which was finally adopted by the extra-ordinary
SPLM national convention,” he said, referring to an extraordinary
meeting organized early January.
Luk, who is named as minister of transport in the TGONU, did not say
when the SPLM leaders, whose number has continued to reduce after
former Lakes state governor Chol Tong Mayay left them last month, will
formally join the SPLM under President Kiir.
The ex-detainee’s press statement said the controversy created by
President Kiir’s decision to create more states will be addressed
after forming the unity government.
"We firmly believe that the formation of the Government of National
Unity will enhance the building of trust and confidence amongst the
parties to the ARCSS and together work to resolve any challenges that
may adversely affect the implementation of the agreement and welfare
of the people of South Sudan,” further stressed the statement.
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5 February 09:23, by okucu pa lotinokwan
Dinka Kingdom have brough bad image to all South Sudanese
and the foreigners are telling us that all south sudanese are very
primitives people and to be expel from any country around the world.To
come back home and continues with their primitivity
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5 February 11:53, by Mi diit
The so-called former detainees or g-12 or g-10 or now g-9 or
whatever are a bunch of opportunists cheating Salva Kiir and SPLM-IO
by first securing their two seats.
Now what rings in their corrupt minds is money, money, and
money, in the TGONU.
They don’t care whether Arusha agreement is truly implemented
or not as long as they get the positions and begin receiving salaries.
What a country!
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5 February 09:27, by Shadrack Nuer Machut
So long there is still something called reshuffling, the SPLM/IO &
Former Political Detainees plus some incumbent SPLM members, will
again cause jeri-jeri in Juba and other major towns in addition to two
separate armies under separate commands.
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5 February 10:10, by Eastern
SPLM is simply a pack of wolves.......Pathetic!
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