SPLM-IO says replacement of their ministers illegal
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South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar speaks during a briefing
in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa April 9, 2016 (Photo Reuters/ Tiksa
Negeri)
August 3, 2016 (JUBA) – The recent replacement of some South Sudan’s
national ministers and members of the transitional national
legislative assembly is “illegal”, says the armed opposition faction
of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) under the
leadership of former First Vice President, Riek Machar.
They said the action was furthering the violation of the August 2015
peace agreement signed between President Kiir and Machar, the leader
of the SPLM-IO.
“President Salva Kiir has no power in the peace agreement to
singlehandedly replace and appoint SPLM-IO’s national ministers. He
also has no power to replace and appoint members of the Transitional
National Legislative Assembly who are members of the SPLM-IO. He would
only act upon a recommendation given to him by the legitimate leader
of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar, who is also the First Vice
President,” said James Gatdet Dak, Machar’s spokesperson.
“The action is illegal. This is the continuation of the same illegal
process which self-appointed Honourable Taban Deng Gai as First Vice
President. This short-lived illegal process will however be corrected
soon,” he further told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday.
Dak was reacting to the Wednesday’s announcement of new list of names
of national ministers belonging to the SPLM-IO in which President Kiir
dismissed four national ministers and replaced them with new faces.
President Kiir in another decree reconstituted the 50 membership of
the SPLM-IO’s additional members to the parliament by replacing some,
appointing new faces and reappointing some members previously
nominated by Machar to the legislative body in Juba.
The opposition leader’s spokesperson added that Machar is still the
legitimate First Vice President, as his “temporary” absence from Juba
imposed by attack on his residence did not warrant appointment of a
replacement per the Article 6.5 of the Agreement on the Resolution of
the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCISS).
However, Dak said the peace deal was collapsing as President Kiir’s
forces have continued attacking Machar’s forces to try to hunt him
down around Juba.
He said the opposition faction may soon be forced to march on Juba to
stop the “lawlessness” and dismantle the source of the “orders to
attack” to restore peace and stability in the heart of the city and
beyond.
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4 August 00:16, by Panda Odhie
Splmio says replacement of their ministers (is) illegal written in hurry
Riek still legitimate leader of splmio where?
We shall match to Juba to maintain lawlessness really?
Who is really the splmio leader in bush currently Dak in Nairobi
or Riek in an endless forest?
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4 August 04:58, by Hardlinner
Gatdet Dak, please quit your insanity. Weren’t your forces the
very same ones that run away from juba?. Please accept reality and
come to your senses. Your forces have been reduced to bandits that
ambush, loot and kill innocent civilians. Kiir would be vote out
peaceful. There is no need for your baseless rebellion. Riek and kiir
are the same in character though Kiir pair bettter than riek.
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4 August 00:34, by Force 1
Yes; the word "Illegal" is the new song we will be hearing now a
days from the opposition. They can screamed the word "illegal" in
their new homes in the bushes; but would it make any different?
Absolutely not! The government is moving forward with peace and making
sure the civilians are all safe from any opposition attack and the
life goes on!
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4 August 01:41, by allan
Ithinks dak only knows two words this day’s around juba and
marching to juba dude hurry up come we are waiting
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4 August 02:59, by Dinka-Defender-General
I consent with you Allan. What are they waiting for if they
have a power to march to Juba and replace ’lawless’ as they described
it. Also they used the word Hunting down.’ I believe Machar is weak
and powerless to fight. Furthermore, nuer youths don’t have a appetite
to fight Machar’s greedy war.
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4 August 03:16, by DHARCHEP
Dr. Riek Machar looks like a gay and he is a losser forever. He
will never win the politic. Half dead mother fucker leader.
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4 August 08:59, by choldit
U confused community are laughable. What brought gay idea on
this? Did u know that the forces that came thru Wau to Mundri east is
scattered by might SPLA-IO and that the trucks sent are in cntl of
SPLA-io
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4 August 09:52, by Eastern
I pitty SPLM-IO under Dr Machar. While they were in Juba, they
keep referring to Kiir as "President Kiir" and not telling him that
"Kiir has no power to change anything in the ARCISS". Pampering Kiir
emboldened him to decree 28 states, refuse to demilitarise Juba,
obstruct the movement of ceasefire monitors at the watch of Dr Machar
and finally chase SPLM-Machar out of Juba.
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4 August 09:54, by Eastern
Kiir has remained confrontational to his partners in agreement,
the international community including the UN. Kiir has remained
confrontational with the Sudan and now they seem to be begging the
Sudan to seek an ally in that country.
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article59824
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