{"id":40051,"date":"2025-09-27T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=40051"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:52:48","slug":"40051","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/40051\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>It is seven years since the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed. As such, the country stands at a critical juncture. The nation cannot afford another cycle of delay and betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>The recent address to the United Nations General Assembly by Vice President Josephine Lagu was more than a diplomatic gesture; it was a moral challenge to the country\u2019s leaders to implement the peace deal fully, end the violence, and restore trust.<\/p>\n<p>The strides of transitional government: trained unified forces, made financial reforms, and preparations for elections.<\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire must not be treated as a tactical pause; it must be upheld as a moral and constitutional obligation. Every violation chips away at public faith and pushes the country closer to the brink.<\/p>\n<p>Equally urgent is the need to confront corruption. The emphasis on independent audits and fiscal reforms must be matched by transparent investigations and accountability. Corruption is not a side issue; it is a structural threat to peace, justice, and public trust.<\/p>\n<p>The revival of the Tumaini Peace Initiative is welcome, but it will only succeed if it is inclusive, people-centered, and backed by genuine political will. Silencing dissent or sidelining stakeholders is a recipe for further division.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan\u2019s leaders must now prove that peace is not just a slogan for international forums but a lived reality for their citizens. The R-ARCSS is not a ceremonial document; it is a social contract and its implementation must be swift, credible, and people-centered. Implement it fully, credibly, and urgently. The time for excuses has passed. The time for peace is now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0It is seven years since the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed. As such, the country stands at a critical juncture. The nation cannot afford another cycle of delay and betrayal. The recent address to the United Nations General Assembly by Vice President<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/40051\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":40052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-oped"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-2025-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40051","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40053,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40051\/revisions\/40053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}