By Yiep Joseph
President Salva Kiir has called on the public to remain calm and promised that the country will never return to war despite the killing of an SSPDF commander in Nasir County.
The President made the call following killing of General, Majur Dak, SSPDF commander in Nasir County of Upper Nile state by the white army.
During a address to the press on Friday, President Kiir expressed that the government remains committed to handling the crisis.
While mourning his comrade, whom he termed a hero who died while serving his country, President Kiir urged the public to remain calm promising that the country will never return back to war.
“Fellow Citizen I am appealing to you to remain calm i have said it times and again that our country will not go back to war and let no one take the law into their hands” Kiir said
The president reiterated the government’s commitment to ensure that the country is at peace.
“The government which I lead will handle this crisis we will remain steadfast in the path of peace” he said
“Once again I call for calm nationwide wide” he added.
Recently the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) reaffirmed its commitment to the 2018 peace agreement, assuring the public that the regime will not lead the country back to war.
Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Information, Communication Technology, and Postal Services, who also serves as the government spokesperson, made this statement during a media briefing on Wednesday.
Makuei’s statement came in response to reports of the arrest of members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) in Juba, which raised concerns among the public.
Following the arrests, SPLM/A-IO spokesperson Pal Mai Deng, who is also the National Minister of Water and Irrigation, called for their release and reiterated the party’s commitment to peace.
In his address to journalists, Makuei reiterated President Salva Kiir’s commitment to ensuring that the country does not return to war.
He acknowledged that the recent arrests and ongoing conflicts in some areas present challenges to the peace agreement, but he expressed confidence that the issues can be resolved.
“All these activities seem to be taking people back to war, we are not taking people back to war that is why we are talking, if we are taking people back to war we could have work in silence,” Makuei said.
“Our president (Salva Kiir) has committed himself several times once and every time that he will not take you back to war, so we are not taking anybody to war,” he added.
“All that is happening these are normal ups and downs in the implementation of any agreement so people should not just be frightened that the agreement is collapsing,” he expressed.
Makuei urged the public to remain calm, assuring them that the government is fully in control of the current challenges facing the peace agreement.