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Based on the revitalized peace agreement, South Sudan parties shall unify their forces to form a professional national army. 50% of those forces shall come from President Salva Kiir’s South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), while the remaining 50% shall come from opposition groups such as the SPLM-IO and South Sudan Opposition (SSOA).
In August, SPLM-IO spokesman and minister of water resources Manawa Peter Gatkuoth said President Salva Kiir Mayardit was demanding 60% – a 10% increase in his share based on the agreement – of the army command and the composition of forces. He said Kiir wants SPLM-IO and other opposition forces to take only 40%.
However, speaking to Sudans Post this afternoon, a senior opposition official in Juba who is involved in talks to set up the unified army command said President Salva Kiir Mayardit has demanded that the SPLM-IO divide its share of unified army command and troops with General Simon Gatwech Dual claiming that the opposition commander who defected from the group in August after an attempt to remove Machar is still a member of the SPLM-IO.
“What is happening at the talks is that President Kiir’s side of the talks is asking that he takes 60% of the army command and of the army composition. He said the remaining 40% come to us the opposition and after we divide the 40% based on the number of opposition groups that are supposed to contribute troops to the unified army, the SPLM-IO divide its share with the forces of Olony and Gatwech Dual,” the opposition official said.
“This is unacceptable because we cannot be lectured on who is a member of the SPLM-IO by other parties to the revitalized peace agreement. President Salva Kiir from day one has been creating problems within the SPLM-IO so that he weakens us so that the peace agreement fail,” he added.
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They must also divide the ministerial posts together with unified army command with accurate division between the two waring faction of Gen Gatwech Dual and Riek Machar, there after Gen Gatwech Dual will look for the positive decision to be an alliance with our president General Salvakiir mayardit so that peace will be stabilized with in our nation
God 🙏 have mercy!
Away from that backfiring dream master president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
If that dream is possible, there will be no doubt that the president will divide his share 50% with General Paul Malong Awan And General Chirillo.
Let us give peace a Chance for the sake of people of South Sudan, together we will stand divided we will fall. Akuoma took! Akuo of President Kiir and Akuoma of Dr. Riek Machar Teny have became one. Play your game, but the mighty people of South Sudan are watching. I called upon the peace granters to act now before we run out of time.
Viva South Sudan Viva. To God 🙏 be the Glory.
It is not right for him to command the affairs of other party, this show that he is behind what is happening within the opposition division
Guys we have to accepted the truth.
First of all, without Simon Gatwech Dual during the time Dr. Riek Machar was under IGAD house arrest simple, someone would have taken his leadership within the SPLM I0 but because of him this is why he has retained his position as a vice President.
President Kiir is telling his vice President Riek Machar to have a share because he was part of the revitalize peace agreement and in fact, the meaning of peace is no war. In case if general Paul Malong Awan returns back and wanted to have power sharing perhaps, people can talks about if that will bring peace in South Sudan nation. I think Dr. Riek Machar must accepted power sharing with Kitgwang faction for the few period remaining otherwise, the war between him and Simon Gatwech Dual will dragged country back to war and I don’t think the South Sudanese people wants another war.