South Sudanese breakaway faction predicts collapse of peace agreement
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February 10, 2016 (JUBA) – Leader of a South Sudanese splinter group,
known as Federal Democratic Party (FDP), said there are signs that the
peace agreement signed in August 2015 between President Salva Kiir’s
government and armed opposition faction of the Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President, Riek
Machar, may collapse any time soon.
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General Peter Gatdet Yak addressing a conference in Pagak, South
Sudan, April 20, 2015 (ST photo)
Gabriel Changson Chang, leader of the FDP, described the agreement as
“born crippled” saying the recent communiqué issued by the East
African regional bloc, IGAD, which called for the parties to form a
transitional government of national unity (TGoNU) without an amended
constitution has given President Kiir an opportunity to further
violate the peace deal.
Changson, who also defected from Machar’s SPLM-IO last year, said
depending on the peace agreement as the basis for forming TGoNU
without a constitution will lead to failure in the implementation of
the peace agreement.
“The agreement will be dead as soon as the First Vice President
designate takes oath of office as First Vice President,” said Changson
in a statement he issued on Wednesday and extended to Sudan Tribune.
“The President will then govern the country with un-amended
constitution and shall have the liberty to appoint and dismiss the
First Vice President and cabinet ministers because there will be no
constitutional protection for them,” he said.
The former national minister in government before the December 2013
crisis also said economic collapse is imminent in the country, adding
this may lead to unrest.
Changson, who is an economist, a banker, and once an acting finance
minister in Juba, said the recent announced increment of salaries by
the government will have no positive impact as this will be matched by
the skyrocketing market prices in the country.
“The government salary increase will also be matched by the market
price rises. This will result to a spiralling rise of cost of living
for the citizens and will make them worse off than before and as a
result you may not rule out social unrest in the very near future,” he
said.
The FDP chairman further said there is no need for other opposition
groups, such as his, to dialogue with the government given the current
situation in which the peace agreement is not going to be implemented
by the government.
Meanwhile, Changson in a separate statement said his group met in
Khartoum on Wednesday chaired by General Peter Gatdet Yak on the
establishment of the new faction.
He said the group discussed the need to develop and pass legal party
documents for its establishment.
He also added that he as the chairman of the FDP has been “authorized”
by the committee to do mobilization on behalf of the party, adding
that negotiations with President Kiir’s government "have been put on
hold."
(ST)
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11 February 00:29, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Peace Is already collapsed how many months with to be signed and
Riek Machar, didn’t come to Juba and economy of the country is
vanished, that’s show peace gone off only matter gunfire to be hear.
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11 February 00:50, by Joseph Canada
The nation fail to have peace because of the Iliterate
presidentanf those Dinka tribe. A born to rule gang messed up the
nation.
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11 February 05:41, by Akook
This country gone to waste already. You can not have a small
rich country like us with citizens starving to death of hunger.
Unless Dinkas stand up, and tell the fact to your other
brothers of Warrap state that please you have failed, accept fact for
the country to rejuvenate under new leadership
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