Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 7 minutes in the past
President Salva Kiir in SPLM occasion color – Courtesy
President Salva Kiir has cautioned that the reorganization of SPLM is important to keep away from defeat within the 2026 common elections, including that the occasion, in its present kind, shouldn’t be properly positioned to safe victory.
The President harassed the necessity for structural reforms and higher group throughout the ruling occasion, whereas talking throughout the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed SPLM Secretary General, Dr. James Wani Igga.
“We are all sure that we will be going for elections in 2026. The SPLM, in its current form, and they cannot compete and drive us to victory,” Kiir mentioned on the SPLM House.
“What I meant is that what we are doing now it is just exercise. Otherwise, there is nothing tangible that will guarantee our victory in the coming elections.”
“Therefore, Comrade Wani and his team, and certainly all of us, have a difficult task ahead of us to win back the trust of our people.”
President Kiir additional emphasised that Dr. Igga’s appointment because the occasion’s Secretary General comes with a vital duty to reorganize and mobilize the occasion forward of the elections.
“The Secretary General will help us organize the party in readiness for election, mobilize and develop a sellable program that is realistic and achievable to resonate with the masses of our people.”
“If this historical party fails, the people of South Sudan will not forgive us. And we have engaged the youth and women of this country in the process of nation building. SPLM has an historical spot in the hearts and minds of our people, young and old.”
Dr. Igga’s appointment as SPLM Secretary General follows a current cupboard reshuffle, which noticed him relieved of his place as Vice President for the Economic Cluster.
His new position locations him on the heart of the ruling occasion’s preparations for the 2026 elections.
The SPLM, which has been in energy since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, faces growing stress to take care of political stability and handle nationwide challenges.
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