Government urged to focus on peace, not SPLM reunification

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Government urged to focus on peace, not SPLM reunification

South Sudan’s government should focus on how to achieve peace and
stability in the country, rather than reunification of the fragmented
factions of the ruling SPLM party, a rights group said.

The Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), a human rights entity in South
Sudan, says more efforts are needed to achieve peace instead of
wasting time on initiatives that will never fulfil citizens’ demands.

CPJ's Coordinator Tito Anthony said in a statement extended to Radio
Tamazuj yesterday that the SPLM reunification can be implemented
concurrently with the peace agreement if all factions of the SPLM
party agreed to come together.

"Let’s give more energy to the high revitalization forum that can
achieve peace in the country as whole instead of looking for
individual political interest,” he said.

"Millions of citizens are suffering, and because of the millions who
are suffering our President Salva Kiir must rethink on how to save
them not looking for individuals who have personal issues,” he added.