SPLM-IO welcomes Machar’s appointment as South Sudan’s First Vice President
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February 12, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – The armed opposition faction of the
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) said the Thursday’s
appointment of their chairman as South Sudanese First Vice President
has come as a “surprise” but “welcomed” the move as a step forward in
the implementation of the peace agreement signed in August last year.
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South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar smiles during a news
conference in Khartoum, on September 18, 2015 (ST Photo)
In a presidential decree number 60 read on the state-owned South Sudan
Television (SSTV) on Thursday evening, South Sudanese President Salva
Kiir appointed the top armed opposition leader, Riek Machar, as First
Vice President of the country in accordance with the power sharing
provisions in the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South
Sudan (ARCSS).
The peace agreement has stipulated that President Kiir will appoint a
First Vice President who will be a nominee of the SPLM-IO.
Kiir in an earlier decree number 59 removed James Wani Igga from the
position of Vice President and reappointed him to the position of
(second) Vice President, falling junior to Machar.
Machar’s Press Secretary James Gatdet Dak when contacted for reaction
to the news of the appointment said they welcomed it.
“We welcome the move. It is a step forward in the implementation of
the peace agreement. The rushed appointment has however come as a
surprise. We thought my Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of SPLM/SPLA
(IO), Comrade Dr. Riek Machar, should have arrived in Juba first
before the appointment is issued,” Dak said on Thursday evening.
“We hope President Kiir will not come up with another rushed surprise
by forming a national unity government without my Chairman in Juba. He
should also wait for the list of our nominated 10 ministers which our
Chairman should submit in person in Juba,” he added.
Dak said the next step should now be for President Kiir’s
administration to support the opposition faction in transporting the
nearly 3,000 elements of joint police and military forces to the
national capital, Juba, so that Machar can travel to the capital to
form the unity government.
He added it may not take less than two weeks before the forces can
arrive in Juba.
Observers however say the coming of the opposition forces to Juba is
serious test to the government on the peace deal with senior political
and military leaders opposed to the implementation of the security
arrangements in the capital.
(ST)
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12 February 05:51, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Nuer, are celebrating the appointment of Riek Machar.
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12 February 06:12, by Mi diit
Yes Nuer are peace lovers and want to end this senseless war
created by Salva Kiir.
The Nuer also respect the peace agreement and want to implement it.
Equatorians should take the position of the speaker of
parliament also as proposed during peace talks by SPLM-IO.
This is in addition to the VP position of Igga.
But please get a strong Equatorian parliament speaker!
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12 February 06:15, by Mi diit
Now what will the poor Malong Awan say and his Jieng
Council of Evils (JCE).
I heard Kuol Manyang is resigning because his duty has
been grabbed by Kiir’s homeboy Paul Malong Awan.
A crisis from within!
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12 February 05:53, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Equartorian, should take over national parliament speaker,
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12 February 06:01, by Lorolokin
Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Bro,we are tire of all these mess brought to this country by
both Kiir and Machar. we Equatorian are civilized people the whole
world know this, we care less in position but more for human being.
Cows mentality has failed this nation.
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12 February 06:16, by Son of Ngundeng
Lorokin, Yaa Nyam Nyam,
You called us cows mentality because you are loser and
cowardice tribe, since during the war you had done nothing, does why
you call us cattle keepers we will still lead you till to the death,
no nyam nyam will lead us.
We are welcome the appointment of our leader Machar,
Good move from president kiir.
Son of prophet
currently in Fagak GHQs
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12 February 06:39, by jubaone
Ya nyagat wieu Son of Ngungdeng,
Even Machar, your head nyagat will still come to Juba
and not Pagak. Equatorians can do without the jienges as well as
nyagats. Equatorians accommodate, feed, cloth and civilize both
nyagats and jienges whose lives are built on food. Indeed, nyagats
like food and they are the nyam nyam which means food-Lovers, ya
nyagat wieu
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12 February 07:06, by Lorolokin
Son of Ngundeng,
You are an idiot to say you will lead till death, by
the way leaders come and leaders goes is not a crime to lead but what
am after is that stop reasoning close ended like cows.
You got it ?
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12 February 07:03, by Big Head
Dear Lorolokin,
thanks for your superb rejoinder, yes are civilized but
that doesn’t mounted to cows.
Anyway we all need peace in our country, but people like
Midit and Son of Malakala should know that they were not they one who
negotiated speaker-ship for equatorians, they always rebelled when
Equatorian come to high positions...they are one against equatorians.
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12 February 06:15, by Eastern
That’s pretty obvious but not one that has been compromised by
dinkocracy. We need true Equatorian, through and through.
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12 February 07:01, by Mi diit
Hey, hey, hey...Son of Ngundeng and Jubaone, etc., don’t
forget that there is a permanent ceasefire between Nuer and
Equatorians, although weak leaders like Wani Igga and Magok Rundial,
who are Equatorian-Wew and Nuer-wew, are unfortunately leading those
in Juba.
Equatorians are as victims as Nuer. So your fate is the
same and should liberate yourselves united.
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12 February 05:57, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Top position is ended with Machar, no more once again because, the
more they give, is the more they rebelled. Stop and Stop.
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12 February 06:22, by Son of Ngundeng
Dear All:
One of my best friend told me the airport this morning is full of
JCE Elements leaving the country, and many Awielian are leaving for
Awiel, due to the security reason, Bona Malual left the country to
khartoum yesterday and son of Kerbino Kuanyien left too.
Our coming is not a war we are coming for peace no need to run.
Son of Prophet
currently in Fagak GHQs.
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