By William Madouk<\/p>\n
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A splinter group of South Sudan United Front\/Army \u2013 Nairobi Declaration, allied to Gen. Dickson Gatluak, has abandoned the ‘Homegrown’ peace initiative, citing lack of commitment and reluctance from the Juba administration.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Gen. Gatluak, a former comrade of Gen. Paul Malong Awan, returned to Juba in June last year, receiving a warm welcome from SPLM’s Secretary for External Affairs, Bol Makueng, as they rejoined the peace process.<\/p>\n However, in a press statement obtained by this outlet, Nhial Dojiok Doap, Chief Negotiator for the SSUF\/A-ND, announced their decision to withdraw from the \u2018Homegrown initiative\u2019 due to its inadequate implementation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis serves to inform the public that the South Sudan United Front\/Army – Nairobi Declaration…decided to pull out from the proposed and agreed modalities of the “home-grown peace initiative” process with the government of South Sudan agreed upon on January 28, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya,\u201d said Doap.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is because the government has not honoured its commitments and has remained reluctant to implement the proposed homegrown peace agreement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The chief negotiator claimed since they jetted to Juba there has been no engagement between SSUF\/A- ND and the government, which clearly explains the government’s shortcomings.<\/p>\n \u201cSince we arrived in Juba on Monday, 12 June 2023, there is no official meeting between SSUF\/A-ND, and the government has been scheduled so far,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n \u201cPoor working relations between SSUF\/A- ND and the government indicate that the government is neglecting the demands raised by the movement,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n Mr. Doap said their delegation was not given political, or accorded no freedom of expression and movement and worst still restricted from travelling even on medical grounds.<\/p>\n \u201cNational Security confiscated the passport of a senior SSUF\/A-ND member on October 3 and returned it on 5 December 2023, denying him permission to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cDaily threats and intimidations have been issued to our delegates, including the threat of arrest if they resist or travel without any approval from the security,\u201d chief negotiator alleged.<\/p>\n SSUF\/A-ND claimed that senior officers were briefly detained on December 30, 2023, at sector four in Juba.<\/p>\n In addition, the breakaway faction urged that their plea for the release of SSUF\/A\u2019s field commander Lt. Col James Chierey Geek, who he said was nabbed at Ruathlual village fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n \u201cFurthermore, we decry the behaviour launched against our delegation in Juba and categorically declare our full withdrawal from the home-grown peace initiative as it has been dishonoured by the government of South Sudan,\u201d the group echoed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By William Madouk A splinter group of South Sudan United Front\/Army \u2013 Nairobi Declaration, allied to Gen. Dickson Gatluak, has abandoned the ‘Homegrown’ peace initiative, citing lack of commitment and reluctance from the Juba administration. Gen. Gatluak, a former comrade of Gen. 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