S. Sudanese group disown IGAD’s compromise peace deal
August 18, 2015 (JUBA) – The Revolutionary Movement for National Salvation (REMNASA) has urged its members and supporters not to honour the “Compromised Peace Agreement” signed by rebel leader, Riek Machar and the representative of the former political detainees, Pagan Amum, saying it does not represent the popular interests of the people of South Sudan.
“This Peace Agreement is not meant to address the real problems of South Sudanese, but internal party problems of the SPLM, as well the few individual political leaders on the expense of the Nation and therefore, REMNASA wish to state that, we are not part of this agreement and will not be subjected to any part of it”, Col. John Sunday Martin, a spokesperson for the movement said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune.
He added, “We will continue to struggle to bring meaningful regime change that will save our nation from the corrupt, dictatorial and tribal regime of the unified SPLM regime under collective leadership of President Salva Kirr and his deputy, Dr. Riek Machar”.
The official said the agreement was “discriminative” as it excluded the vast population of the society from other regions; which will not bring just peace but embroider full scale civil war till now.
“This Peace agreement is designed to prolong SPLM administration under unified leadership of Salva Kirr and his deputy Dr. Riek Machar; which can be termed as political strategies of SPLM with their international supporters for survival, and continuity to milky the nation for their benefits on the expense of the much sufferings south Sudanese that
needs urgent salvation from the regime of unified SPLM,” the statement stressed.
“The prolongation of the corrupted, dictatorial and tribal SPLM administration through the called Compromised Peace Agreement is illegal because it is not in the interests of the south Sudanese as the unified SPLM by this agreement has again taken away 93% executive power, leaving only 7% executive power to already corrupted political parties – who are not representing the interests of the people but their individual party’s cadres interests who are already bribed with positions in the failed regime of the unified SPLM,” it added.
According to the REMNASA spokesperson, the crisis is the making of SPLM as a result of “corruption, dictatorship, tribalism, poverty and lack of social services and therefore, SPLM families Peace Agreement will not bring just peace if there is no regime change”.
“REMNASA therefore will not recognise this peace agreement and will continue to use all options to campaign against this establishment of IGAD-Plus with objective of bring meaningful regime changed for the interests of the people of South Sudan,” they noted.
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