By Yiep Joseph
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called on the leaders to serve the county with sincerity and honesty.
Kiir made the call during the national prayer breakfast held at the presidential palace in Juba.
The event brought together all the government officials in the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches.
Also, the faith-based leaders, youth, civil society, women, and others were also included.
Addressing the gathering, President Salva Kiir called on those in power to serve the people with honesty, humility, and accountability.
He added that for leaders to genuinely serve the citizens, there is a need to reject all forms of divisions.
“I am urging those in positions of authority to serve with honesty, humility, and accountability as they work for the nation. We can do this by rejecting division and tribalism and embracing dialogue, forgiveness, and reconciliation,” Kiir said.
Kiir urged the leaders and the citizens at large to commit themselves to peace.
He called on South Sudanese to unite and reject any attempts to divide the country along tribal lines.
Held under the theme “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance.” Kiir expressed that the initiative is aimed at fostering unity among the people.
The President called citizens to preach peace.
“It is with this hope for a better country that I am calling upon South Sudanese from all religious backgrounds to be champions of peace,” he appealed.
He urged the politicians to revisit the country’s policy and work hard to address challenges facing the country.
“Let us be guided by integrity in all we do and seek God’s guidance in our efforts to protect everybody and even in our allocation of our resources” he said.
In his part, Dr. James Wani Igga, Vice President for Economic Cluster, appreciated the President for the initiative and efforts toward election.
“As we end this year, 2025, we shall all thank the president for a lot of encouragement, including that the country is entering into elections,” Igga said.
He urged citizens to prepare for elections slated for December 2026.
“All citizens should therefore wake up and begin preparing. This will be peaceful and credible and will play on the playground” he said
He urged citizens to embrace peace, unity, and love rather than hate, saying hate and revenge killing are destroying the country.
Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, called on the South Sudanese to forgive one another and focus on unity.
He called on the leaders to forgive one another and work as a team in order to move the country forward.