By Lodu Willim Odiya
The South Sudan Civil Society Alliance organization has yesterday called on the parties to the 2018 peace agreement to commit to dialogue in order for peace to avail in the country.
Speaking to the media, the Deputy chairperson of the of the organization, Dabek Mabior Arok said commitment in dialogue would bring lasting peace in the nation.
“We call for dialogue between the parties. If there is an issue must be resolved. But let us continue implementing the peace agreement because if there is no peace we will go back again into violence and conflict” said Mabior.
He also advised the SPLM-IO interim chairperson, Stephen Par Kuol to continue with the process of the implementation of the peace agreement reiterating a call for dialogue by the divided SPLM-IO groups.
“I understand there is internal issue within the SPLM-IO. That internal issue, in our view, we see they cannot affect the whole agreement because this is an isolated case” he said.
“But let us continue in dialogue. Let us resolve all the obstacles that are hindering to reach into the end of the transition period” he added.
Mabior emphasized that there are challenges, but urged parties to commit themselves in order to continue with the implementation of the peace agreement.
“we’re urging the parties to commit to implement the remaining task. For example, to reach election, we need to have a unified force. So, we urge the government or parties to complete the chapter two” he stressed.
On his part, Paulino Abul Ayik who is a member of the civil society group also highlighted a need for implementation of the agreement especially the chapter two.
“We need to request from the government to implement the peace agreement and section two, to complete the section two. From there, the election will be smooth, all the things will come later on” he said.
Abul said they are lobbying for the parties in the government to commit ourselves for the implementation of peace agreement, underlining the need for political will.
“We ask our leaders, they must have that will so that we can reach the election. Because several extensions have happened and then our situation still remains” he stressed.
“People are suffering and then there is no any change. So, we hope and we advocate from our bottom of our heart that we need this period to be last extension” he underscored.
Earlier in April this year, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, had urged parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement to urgently dialogue to resolve their differences.
“My message to our leaders at various capacity as peace partners who are tasked to implement the provision of the agreement, transitioning our country from instability to stability, our appeal is embrace dialogue as an approach of resolving your political bitterness,” Yakani said in a statement.
The Civil Society group welcomed the recent appointment of the members from the other opposition, calling on parties to commit to implementation of the peace agreement fully without any violation.