{"id":46632,"date":"2026-07-31T15:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=46632"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:19:18","slug":"torit-residents-honour-martyrs-day-with-tribute-to-men-and-women-who-sacrificed-their-lives-for-south-sudans-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/torit-residents-honour-martyrs-day-with-tribute-to-men-and-women-who-sacrificed-their-lives-for-south-sudans-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Torit residents honour Martyrs&#8217; Day with tribute to men and women who sacrificed their lives for South Sudan&#8217;s independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Ijoo Bosco <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of residents in Torit joined Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore in commemorating Martyrs&#8217; Day, paying tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives for South Sudan&#8217;s independence.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held in Torit, brought together state and national members of Parliament in both the lower and upper houses of government in Juba; county party chairpersons; security forces; religious leaders; youth; women; and members of the public in a show of unity and remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the commemoration, Governor Lobong called on citizens to honour the legacy of the country&#8217;s fallen heroes by promoting peace, unity, and patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the people of Eastern Equatoria State to work together in building a stable and prosperous environment in the state as the nation prepares for its future.<\/p>\n<p>He said the sacrifices made by the martyrs should inspire every South Sudanese to uphold national unity, support peaceful coexistence, and contribute to the country&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony concluded with prayers and tributes, cultural dances in memory of those who gave their lives in the struggle for South Sudan&#8217;s freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ijoo Bosco Hundreds of residents in Torit joined Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore in commemorating Martyrs&#8217; Day, paying tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives for South Sudan&#8217;s independence. The event, held in Torit, brought together state and national members of Parliament in both<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/torit-residents-honour-martyrs-day-with-tribute-to-men-and-women-who-sacrificed-their-lives-for-south-sudans-independence\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EES-Governor-Louis-Lobong-Lojore-in-commemorating-Martyrs-Day.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46632","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46634,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46632\/revisions\/46634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}