Jonglei, Pibor leaders agree on measures to end violence

BOR – Political leaders in South Sudan’s Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) last Thursday signed an agreement aimed at ending the cycle of intercommunal violence in the region.

Jonglei Deputy Governor Atong Kuol Manyang and Greater Pibor’s newly appointed Chief Administrator Peter Guzulu Maze signed the document in Juba, outlining new modalities to ensure rule of law and accountability following a three-day conference.

“This particular workshop is not to point out which side is right or wrong but to face the reality that activities of the criminals from both sides are affecting us, that two wrongs don’t make right hence revenge attack must be stop by youth from both sides,” said Atong.

Atong urged both governments to expedite the implementation of the agreed-upon resolutions.

“I’m appealing to the two governments of Jonglei state and Greater Pibor administrative area to develop mechanisms for speedy implementation of these resolutions,” he said.

Guzulu emphasized the need to treat criminals as criminals, regardless of their community.

“We need to convince our communities to treat criminals as criminals, whoever takes law into his own hand must be treated as criminal and should not be protected and if we don’t protect criminals, criminals will be located, targeted, arrested, and tried and we will be free,” he said.

Guzulu vowed his commitment to implementing the resolution to ensure peace prevails between the communities.

“As chief administrator I will try my best, I had a lot of complains that there are a lot of youth in bushes all over here. I’m trying with my team to see if we can reach out to those criminals to go home,” he said.

“We are working very hard to see that all our roads are opened peacefully. We want to see that there is a change this year and we need our people to live in peace than raiding themselves,” he added.