Machar requests assembly with Kiir to debate insecurity – Sudans Post

JUBA – South Sudan’s First Vice President and chief of the primary opposition group, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO), on Thursday wrote a letter to President Salva Kiir Mayardit, requesting a gathering to debate safety issues within the nation.

Machar, who chaired the Governance Cluster, penned a request in a letter seen by Sudan’s Post on Thursday to debate the deteriorating safety scenario in Upper Nile, Western Equatoria, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states.

“I am writing again to request an audience with your Excellency to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Upper Nile State and Western Equatoria State, in particular,” Machar stated, dated twentieth February 2025.

He stated the face-to-face assembly goals to additionally focus on the substitute of SSPDF in Nasir city, which has resulted in stress within the space.

Machar said that latest violations in these states have been substantial and that he was prompted to debate these points with the guarantors with a purpose to break the gridlock and discover amicable options.

“In light of the above, I am writing to your Excellency and the Guarantors to report the systematic violations of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).”

He stated stress in most elements of the nation threatens to reverse milestones achieved all through the 2018 peace pact.

He warned that if this situation persists, it will doubtlessly result in the breakdown of safety preparations and the collapse of the settlement.

“On 5th January 2025, the SSPDF Regional Force Contingent, which was destined for deployment in DR Congo, was moved to Kubiri Bou of Nagero County of Western Equatoria State.”

He claimed that Futuyo and his household have been pressured to flee for his or her security following an assault that left his residence burned to ashes.

He additionally claimed that on the identical night time, the SSPDF attacked the houses of key SPLM-IO members, together with SPLM-IO-nominated ministers, forcing them to flee the state.

In Western Bahr El Gazal State, the FVP accuses the mixed forces of the SSPDF and National Security Services of attacking Kubiri Ngap in Jur River County in mid-January.

“The villages of Kuanya and Bar Wol were attacked, and many civilians were displaced, property was looted, and many houses were burnt down,” he claimed.

He said that the State Security Advisor and Commissioner of Jur River County had been arrested and detained by the National Security Services in Juba.

“The attack in Jur River County of Western Bahr El Gazal State is part of the wider national campaign to target the members and the areas controlled by the SPLM/SPLA-IO in the country,” he underscored.

Meanwhile, in Upper Nile State, Dr. Machar accused the mixed pressure of the SSPDF and Agwelek and Abusok militias of being dispatched to Nasir County, which he stated is a violation of the Permanent Ceasefire signed on December 21, 2017.

He cited that the deployment of Agwelek and Abusok militias, that are primarily made up of youth from sure villages, together with the SSPDF, to Nasir County has sparked animosity amongst native youth in Ulang and Nasir Counties, exacerbating stress and insecurity within the state.

“On 25th February 2025, the SSPDF helicopter gunships in two separate incidences attacked the SPLA-IO assembly area and villages in Ulang County of Upper Nile State.”

In a joint assertion, the African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) urge the federal government to right away deal with tensions in three states.

“Specifically, AUMISS, IGAD, UNMISS, and RJMEC call upon the parties to urgently work together through the established mechanisms of the R-ARCSS to de-escalate the situation in order to restore calm in Upper Nile State,” the group stated.

The our bodies urged the events to the 2018 peace settlement and the Joint Defense Board (JDB) to collaborate and rapidly deal with the persisting safety issues in all three states.

“We caution that if left unaddressed, these incidents could potentially undermine the Permanent Ceasefire, which remains the cornerstone of the Revitalized Peace Agreement,” it stated.

They emphasize the necessity to progress the complete and fast unification and pressing deployment of the Necessary Unified Forces to spice up public religion and belief within the authorities.