JUBA — Thousands of forces belonging to South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) have declared their intention join the SPLA-IO faction led by Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual, a day after a local spiritual leader ‘Prophet’ Dak Kueth asked Machar to resign.
In a statement, SPLA-IO factional spokesman Brigadier General William Gatjiath Deng said two groups of local forces who supported Machar during the South Sudanese civil war have declared their allegiance to former SPLA-IO military chief General Simon Gatwech Dual.
“The office of information for Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition SPLA (IO) would like to inform the diehard supporters of the People’s movement that, following the yesterday declaration of the spiritual leader, Dak Kueth Deng, Aka (Gok-Deng) the Local Defence Forces (LDF) of two groups,” Brig. Gen. Gatjiath said in the statement extended to Sudans Post.
“One group led by Lt.Col Tuach Lul Bol, deputized by Lt.Col Gatluak Yuot Guokguok, along with other twenty two (22) officers, among two thousands and thirty (2030) foot soldiers, NCOs and men, declared together,” the statement adds.
It said the second group “led by Lt.Col Bol Nyoch Theep, deputized by Lt.Col. Nyang Jock Maet, along with twenty seven (27) officers, among three thousands and Ten (3010) foot soldiers, NCOs and men, were all assembled at Deng Jock, and Kier Villages in Akobo, have also declared their full support to Kit-Gwang declaration under the leadership of Gen Simon Gatwech Dual, the Interim Chairman and Commander in-Chief (C-in-C) of SPLM/A (IO).”
He said the leadership of the SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction under General Gatwech “welcomes the decision with revolutionary spirit.”
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Yaa, Nuer majority, you have been dividing since 1970s, at what was called anyanya two in thiajak. Again when Dr. John Garang, William Nyuon Bany, Karbino Koanyin Bol Kiir Mayardit, and others ran away from jalaba and joined you, you were disagreed on formation of movement. So the aforementioned generals had managed to formed the current ruling Party SPLM/ A. yet you did not learn about, what so called differences.
The history repeat its self, its repeat, your differences, such as in 1983 Some Nuers remained with anyanya two, and other with SPLA, in 1991 some of you with Nasir declaration, others with SPLA, in 2013 some of you fled Juba with Dr.Riek machar, other with the Government, now again you divided, defected, several declarations, especially so called KITGWANG. Yet, you don not want to realize the secret of unity. I am very sorry to all Nuer whether educated or not educated
“Thousands of SPLA-IO forces join Gen. Gatwech in Jonglei”
Just join the mother SPLM/A of Mr. William Nyuon Beny, Mr. James Hoth Mai, Dr. Marial Benjamin, Daniel Koth Mathiew and others and we will be alright. Our Nuers ke nyantocs, you have bullied the Muonyjiengs/Jaangs/Jenges/Dinkas always the times. And when your cheap and Ngundeng Buong magicians are challenged, then you run to foreign countries and cry babies, that you are being killed by the Jaangs/muonyjaangs/Jenges/Dinkas/.
The Jaangs know, the Nuers don’t call the Muonyjaangs/jenges, or Dinkas, But Jaangs—–our Nuers ke nyantoc, grow, the damned up. The Jaangs/muonyjaangs/Jenges/Dinkas are here, are very ‘RACIST and VENGEFUL’ we are the ancient Egyptian idiots,>>>>