SPLM-IO says “unrealistic” to form transitional government this week
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February 4, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Leadership of the armed opposition
faction led by former Vice-president, Riek Machar, said they wished a
Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) would have been
formed in the first week of February as called for in the recent
communiqué of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),
but said it was too soon and unrealistic.
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SPLM-IO Chief Negotiator, Taban Deng Gai, leader of advance team, with
David Deng Athorbei, chairman of national committee, hold a press
conference in Juba airport upon arrival on Monday, 21 December 2015
(ST Photo)
“Of course we would have wished that a transitional government of
national unity is formed this week, but this has become practically
unrealistic,” James Gatdet Dak, opposition leader’s spokesman, told
Sudan Tribune on Thursday when asked about readiness to form the
government by the end of this week.
In a communiqué issued by IGAD on Sunday, 31 January, in the Ethiopian
capital, Addis Ababa, the regional bloc called on the South Sudanese
parties to the peace deal, signed in August 2015, to form a
transitional government of national unity in the first week of
February.
The communiqué also called on the parties to implement the first phase
of the provisions of the security arrangements, particularly the
deployment of joint police and military forces in the capital, Juba,
prior to formation of the transitional government.
Dak said the decision to form the transitional unity government in the
first week of February was “positive but too soon” as the opposition
faction was still looking for assistance to transport its troops from
hundreds and thousands of kilometres away to the capital.
“You know we don’t have resources to transport our forces on our own.
Even our advance team to Juba was transported through external
assistance. The leadership has therefore asked for additional
assistance from international partners in the peace process to soon
transport our troops to the capital,” he said.
He said the arrival of the opposition forces to Juba (1,500 police and
1,410 military force, etc) will depend on how soon facilities for
transporting them are availed, adding that it may take about two weeks
for the forces to arrive in Juba with their military equipment.
He called on President Salva Kiir’s government to join the armed
opposition faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO)
in soliciting assistance from the international community to transport
the troops so as to soon form a new government.
Juba, he added, was also supposed to be demilitarized by withdrawing
government troops to 25km outside the capital in accordance with the
security arrangements. Government however said it has no money to
establish military camps for the the troops and provide them with
basic services such as water, shelter and medical facilities outside
the capital.
Dak said as soon as the opposition forces enter Juba, Machar will
return to the capital for formation of the transitional unity
government with President Kiir after he takes oath of office as First
Vice-president.
The top opposition leader will become First Vice-president of the new
transitional government in which he will have more powers than he had
before when he was Vice-president prior to the 2013 crisis.
In addition to shared executive powers in the presidency, Machar will
have 10 national ministers nominated by him, a sizeable number of
members of national parliament in Juba as well as govern the oil
producing states in the country’s Upper Nile region.
He will also continue to command a separate opposition army from that
of the government as their commander-in-chief with a military
structure headed by a chief of general staff who will be reporting
directly to him for at least the coming one and a half years before
unification of the two armies.
(ST)
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5 February 01:31, by Dinka-Defender-General
Be patience Taban transitional government is under the way. Just
be patience and wait for another 3 months. You used to be my hero, but
things changed after you joined Machar and his supporters. What
happened to you? Did Machar and his supporters masterminded you or you
became power greed? I’m pro peace and stability in South Sudan.
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5 February 06:19, by Mi diit
Sure, people need to be realistic!
I know the government rushes for formation of new government
in order to get money from the international community. They are
broke!
But they should implement the peace agreement provision by provision.
No more recklessness!
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5 February 07:48, by Akuma
That is the problem with SPLM -IO because they are not always
realistic in all their activities even though government put more
effort to implement the ARCISS peace agreement. In case the TGNU
delay, the international world must blames Riek Machar and SPLM -IO
supporters for their unrealistic to form transitional government. War
option will not end this crisis while living in luxury life in...
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5 February 09:36, by okucu pa lotinokwan
But please do things quick,if no money for deployment let
all public money hided by you guys should help in this process,donates
have no money to support becuase of the currupt ministers, DG ,plus
the lower staff.
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5 February 12:11, by Mi diit
Akuma,
Ask your SPLM-IG if they have demiliterized Juba. Have
they withdrawn their forces from Juba? Big No!
So it is not SPLM-IO alone which is delaying the
formation of TGONU.
They are the so-called government of the day and
should pay the money for the transportation of forces out of Juba and
into Juba.
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5 February 13:39, by Bol Bol Bol
*** The government of National Unity will be formed under what basis?
What constitution will president refers to in appointing ministers
under the TGoNU? The:
- Newly amended constitution with illegal 28 State, or
- Document of compromised Peace Agreement.
IGAD is also another problematic and not worth trusting.
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