By Kidega Livingstone<\/p>\n
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African People’s Congress (APC), has objected to any proposal to extend the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) mandate.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a press statement, Dengbil William Aguor, the Interim President of the APC, described any extension as “arbitrary.”<\/p>\n He criticized the lack of progress in implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) over the past six years.<\/p>\n Aguor argued that any extension goes against the principles of democracy and the will of the South Sudanese people, as some political parties still desire power-sharing instead of holding elections.<\/p>\n \u201cWe call on all South Sudanese to take action and stand up against this proposed extension by being present a State House during the deliberation of the extension proposal by the illegitimate and election-phobic Presidency which is due late this month or early next month,\u201d said William.<\/p>\n The APC leader also expressed concern over the current economic hardship in the country, which he attributed to the government’s mismanagement of resources and “runaway corruption,” leading to a 75% shutdown of oil production and a depletion of the country’s financial reserves.<\/p>\n Aguor called for a “lean government” that will prepare the country for a democratic and peaceful transition, based on the resolutions of the 2020 National Dialogue.<\/p>\n He emphasized the need for collective action and a united front to bring about real change and uphold democratic values.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s only through collective action and a united front that we can bring about real change and uphold democratic values. Together, let us stand against arbitrary rule and endless extension and fight for a better future for all South Sudanese,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The APC’s stance aligns with the concerns raised by the Catholic Bishop of Tombura-Yambio diocese, Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, who expressed deep concern that any extension of the current transitional government would increase the suffering of the South Sudanese people.<\/p>\n The bishop called for the government to be prepared to address the basic needs of the citizens, should the extension be announced.<\/p>\n As the debate over the conduct of elections and proposed extension of the R-TGoNU mandate continues, the APC and other stakeholders have pledged to stand firm against what they perceive as an “arbitrary” and undemocratic move, advocating for a timely and meaningful transition to a democratically elected government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Kidega Livingstone African People’s Congress (APC), has objected to any proposal to extend the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) mandate. In a press statement, Dengbil William Aguor, the Interim President of the APC, described any extension as “arbitrary.” He criticized the lack of progress in implementing[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Members-of-the-African-Peoples-Congress-during-their-meeting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26320,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26318\/revisions\/26320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}