President Kiir prefers forming new government before SPLM-IO forces
arrive in Juba
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February 15, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, has
preferred to form a Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU)
before arrival in Juba units of the joint forces of the armed
opposition faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO)
led by the newly appointed First Vice President, Riek Machar.
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President Salva Kiir addresses the nation at the South Sudan National
Parliament in Juba, November 18, 2015. (Photo Reuters/Jok Solomon)
A high profile official of President Kiir’s government told Sudan
Tribune that representatives of the other opposition parties to the
peace agreement signed in August last year were called for
consultations by the president on his desire to form the government
within a week before implementation of the security arrangements in
the capital, Juba.
“We met the president on Thursday last week and the impression I got
from our meeting with him was a clear indication he wants to form a
new government without SPLM-IO forces,” the source told Sudan Tribune
on Monday.
The President, he said, did not get support from the leaders of the
opposition parties in his premature plan to form the government
without the opposition forces in the capital, but in that evening he
decided to appoint Machar.
“He [Kiir] asked the opinion of the leaders of the stakeholders before
he came out with the decision to appoint Riek Machar that same day
when he later found out they were not supportive of his view,” he
recalled.
He further recalled that the leader of the Democratic Change (DC), Lam
Akol, who also chairs a national alliance of 18 opposition political
parties in the country, challenged President Kiir in the meeting that
it was not the right way to form a government without the security
arrangements being implemented first in Juba.
Representatives of the SPLM-IO were not represented in the
consultative meeting with the President, and it was not clear why they
were not present.
The state-owned South Sudan Television (SSTV) last Thursday broadcast
footage of the meeting with the president showing former cabinet
affairs minister, Deng Alor Kuol and former justice minister, John Luk
Jok, who are members of former detainees as well as the current
cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomuro from opposition parties
allied to the government. Lam Akol also participated in the meeting.
The peace agreement which ends 21 months of war stipulates that a
joint force from the rival armies and police should be deployed first
before a new government can be formed after return of the armed
opposition leader, Machar.
The president however gave 7 days of ultimatum for Machar to return to
Juba and form a unity government with him.
However, Machar said he would return only when the security
arrangements are implemented at least in Juba, calling on the
international community to transport his forces soon so that he also
returns.
The United Kingdom has offered to transport the opposition forces, but
it is not clear how long it will take for them to deploy in Juba and
whether President Kiir will put on hold his plan to rush the formation
of the government.
(ST)
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15 February 19:38, by Mi diit
What?
This means this cowboy has an evil plan to try without SPLA-IO
forces in Juba.
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15 February 20:21, by Force 1
Any overdue plan is going to happened no matter what in any
way shape or form!
As the saying goes "fool me once shame on you; fool me twice
shame on me"!
It’s not every decade innocent men, women and children has to
keep dying because of one pinhead!
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15 February 23:14, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Mi Midiit
Kiir, is very absolute to form immediately unity government.
How can he wait rebels?
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16 February 06:27, by Akuma
It would happen if Riek Machar don’t show up in Juba because
South Sudanese people can’t wait for Riek to come when he don’t have
interest.....
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16 February 07:51, by Mi diit
Nuer-wew,
We know you are a wasted Nuer sperm!
You have surrendered to the devil Dinka rule to destroy
your own lands and people just for money and fake positions.
You cannot say anything, Nuer-wews of Magok Rundial, Riek
Gai Kok, Kok Ruei, Benjamin Marial, etc.
Your fathers wasted their sperms by conceiving you.
Shame on you all!
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15 February 19:53, by Dinka-Defender-General
Well, it’s not a president Kiir fault since Machar refused to
report himself in Juba. Government doesn’t have no choice, but to form
government without Machar and his thugs. Machar likes legacy and
spending public money traveling around the world. Machar and his
supporters are nothing than traitors and butchers.
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16 February 06:44, by Son of Ngundeng
Dinka Defender Food General.
Listen we are not fool like your JCE, we are wise enough your
father Kiir he don’t need peace this is what we detected from your
rotten regime.
No government to be formed without the owners we!!
Second to that Machar was using his own money for his
travelling not public money like it was done by your dad.
Son of prophet
currently GHQs.
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15 February 22:40, by Eyez
Kiir and his JCE goons are either maniacs or just stupid, because,
if not so, then how on earth can these people, with Kiir at the helm,
try to break every rule in the book. The content of the signed peace
agreement is crystal clear, yet they attempted to intentionally
mislead the public by misinterpreting every sentence and paragraph.
The Dinka conspiracy to harm Riak in Juba is now a known truth
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16 February 06:21, by Eastern
Kiir will be crowning his stupidity......
Government created without the office bearers in place is
Government in abeyance: symbolic and time wasting. It important for
him and partners in peace to prioritize the needed logistics for the
mathiang anyor and the white army to settle and have some decent meals
in a long while.
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16 February 11:58, by Dengda
I hope this time Kiir will not do unthinkable as he does, when
people going clockwise and he go anti-clockwise. he has to clearly
understand that until when Riek take oath before him, he has no
authority to order him within timeframe. Also forming GToNU is not his
role alone it bipartisan b/n IO/IG. So, be patience it going to take
2yrs and Riek will not come with Dollars to help dying economic.
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