By No. 1 Citizen<\/p>\n
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South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) parties have firmly reiterated their demand for a lean government in South Sudan, stating that the country’s current bloated administration is unaffordable given the country’s bankrupt status.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement, SSOMA made it clear that the proposal for a streamlined government remains a non-negotiable position.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have not conceded on the demand for a lean government because the country is bankrupt, and the people of South Sudan cannot afford this bloated government. Hence, the lean government proposal is not a thing of the past; it remains on the table,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe also want to categorically state that the Tumaini Initiative is not about the implementation of the R-ARCSS, but rather about agreeing on a Rescue Plan to avoid the disintegration and descent of South Sudan into chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n The opposition parties vowed that they would not sign an agreement that allows the parties to the R-ARCSS to extend their time in office without fulfilling their promises to serve the people.<\/p>\n \u201cTherefore, we categorically state that the Protocol on Inclusive Governance and Responsibility Sharing would be the last agenda item to be discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n The parties urge President Salva Kiir in particular, to exercise leadership and cease unilateral actions that undermine the peace negotiations.<\/p>\n The statement comes after the National Minister of Information, Michael Makuei, had previously dismissed the opposition’s demands as mere “negotiating positions” that are no longer relevant.<\/p>\n Makuei told journalists that there are no plans to restructure key government institutions such as the cabinet, parliament, and the presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By No. 1 Citizen South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) parties have firmly reiterated their demand for a lean government in South Sudan, stating that the country’s current bloated administration is unaffordable given the country’s bankrupt status. In a statement, SSOMA made it clear that the proposal for a[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26411","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=26411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26412,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26411\/revisions\/26412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}