South Sudan president says changed SPLA name to represent will of people
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August 4, 2017 (JUBA) - President Salva Kiir said the change of the
name acquired by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) during the
war of liberation struggle was necessitated by the need to represent
the will of the people.
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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (Photo: Paul Banks/UNMIS)
The decision to change the name of the SPLA to South Sudan People’s
Defence Forces (SSPDF) was reached at the end of the sixth command
council conference of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), which
ended with several resolutions.
“We have come to the time that we have to reorganize and
professionalize the army. This call has been here for a long time and
nothing has been done. we have to pass resolutions that are on the
table today that the army name will have to be changed to respect the
will and the desire of South Sudanese," said Kiir in a speech at the
military meeting broadcast by the state owned South Sudan Broadcasting
Corporation on Thursday evening.
"There have been proposals from some commanders that the name should
be changed to South Sudan Army (SSA) and others suggesting that it has
to be South Sudan People Defence Forces or SSPDF. I think the SSPDF
sound better because we are representing the will of the people,” he
further said.
President Kiir on Wednesday chaired the closing conference of the
Command Council of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army at which several
resolutions were passed, including the change of change of the SPLA to
a South Sudan People’s Defence force (SSPDF).
However, the change will be effective when the SPLA Act of 2009 is amended.
The SPLA, said President Kiir, will cease to exist as the command
“tries to modernize the army to an international standard”. The head
of state he received complaints and reports from people saying that
the SPLA doesn’t represent South Sudan as an independent country and
therefore should be changed.
His views at the closing session of the conference were later passed
as a resolution and the commanders unanimously endorsed the change of
the name to South Sudan People’s defence force.
Last May, the President Kiir issued a decree restructuring the army,
renaming the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) to South Sudan
Defence Force (SSDF). However, the presidency very quickly the change
of name saying the decision intended only to restructure the national
army.
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5 August 03:01, by garrak1520
There are priorities in life Salva Kiir. People are dying,
children and women roaming the country for a safer place, no money in
banks, civil servants waiting for salaries and your priority is to
change the name of SPLA, and you call it the Will of the People, what
an insult. The priority is to stop the war, bring back the lost
tribes, and get out of office.
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5 August 04:21, by Newsudan
Mr president, nobody trust you now,every time you are feeding
us with M7 decision. only Lord know what you are doing to our people,
you went as far attacking Dr Garang legacy of SPLA/SPLM.your legacy
1.500000 innocent civilians dead
2.tribalism at it peak
3.rapists army
4.confusion
5.famine
6.disintegration
7.2 millions refugees n idps.
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5 August 05:15, by Tilo
Kiir; A reasoning S. Sudanese can not agree with this name, SSA or
SSDF is a better name than SSPDF. You are now acting like M7’s Wife.
You need to grow up otherwise you are good for nothing, You have
done nothing good other than to bring Shame to SS.
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5 August 06:36, by Agany Malim
Kiir do thing on his own decision instead of taking to perliament
for discussion such that those who oppose that name sspdf will get
chance, then he just went to street children who were looking for food
and he came out with loundly lough ahahah saying he got a right for
professional name of spla shame on you! Ahahahaaheelim
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5 August 06:55, by Agany Malim
In ss there is no decision from command generals because the
movement say right words for being a commander then you can be turn as
rebel simple for saying right. So all gen who were at six command
council were accepting not because it is good name since they know
name of UPDF is what kiir refering them for but no way out; militray
decision
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