Kiir urged to ‘stop enemies of the Red Army’ from causing disunity within SPLM party

JUBA – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has been urged by the chairman of the Red Army Foundation, Deng Bol, to stop those he calls enemies of the body from causing disunity among the membership of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) faction, thereby destroying it.

This comes after a group of youth calling themselves senior members of the Red Army Foundation issued a statement accusing Deng Bol of being used by the country’s opposition puppets against the SPLM-led government and also of being a member of the People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA).

In statement he extended to Sudans Post, Deng condemned the accusations and said unnamed people within the SPLM General Secretariat were working to destroy the legacy of the ruling party saying the secretariat has mobilized non-members of the Red Army Foundation to torment its chairman.

“The Red Army Foundation condemns the latest attempt by elements in the SPLM Secretariat to further divide and completely destroy the SPLM/A Red Army. We regret to inform the Red Army and the people of South Sudan that today, 17th August 2021, the Secretariat for Political Affairs and Mobilization mobilized some disgruntle members, some already suspended from the foundation to stage a coup against the Chairman of the Red Army Foundation,” Deng said in the statement.

“In a well-planned and coordinated attack to continue the divide and rule tactic started in 2019, the SPLM Secretariat enlisted the support of the SPLM Youth League and South Sudan National Youth Union to hold a joint Press Conference with the purpose to spread malice rumors and propaganda to sway public opinion,” he said.

He went on to allege that “the members who were solicited and mobilized, were offered money to hold a meeting purposely to announce that the Chairman, Deng Bol Aruai Bol has rebelled against the Government of South Sudan, link him with People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA), frame him that he has ran away with money, announce that the Press Statement he released is his own opinion, pass a resolution that he has been relieved, and select an install a new Chairman of the Red Army Foundation.”

“The SPLM National Secretariat has finally exposed itself today and has been caught red-handed with the group that they created in 2019. It’s important to note that since inception in 2012, the Red Army Foundation has never had any internal or external problem until the Chairman of the Red Army Foundation and Chairman of the SPLM Red Army League challenged the leadership of the SPLM for not meeting the aspirations of the South Sudanese people,” he added.

He called on members of the Red Army Foundation to resist the attempts to take him down and also said they should not be bought by people he categorized as anti-peace elements within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and further called on President Salva Kiir Mayardit to act immediately to stop the destruction of the ruling party.

“We call on all the Red Army to resist being mobilized and set against yourself and if given money, we advise that you take it because it’s your money that they have denied you after liberating the country for them. Don’t betray the cause of liberation, remember your martyred brothers and sisters, our gallant comrades,” he said.

“We call upon the leadership of the SPLM National Secretariat to stop provoking the Red Army further and concentrate on preparing to receive the demands of the Red Army that will ensure that the SPLM we fought for is revitalized and operationalized to the state it can meet the challenges our country is currently facing,” he added.

“Finally, the leadership of the Red Army calls on the Chairman of the SPLM Cde Salva Kiir Mayardit to intervene and stop the enemies of the Red Army from further destroying the fabric of the party,” continued Deng.