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Statement on Brig Gen Kennedy Ongie Odong, former Section 9 commander of Tafeng Division of the SPLA-IO in Eastern Equatoria State,  who on Saturday, December 5, 2020, joined NAS together with some of his colleagues and several forces under his command.

The press release also calls on all forces in the country who find themselves dissatisfied with Kiir’s dictatorial regime and Machar’s defunct SPLM-IO to join hands with the popular revolutionary NAS in its struggle ‘to restore the people’s lost dignity, justice, equality, and freedom’.

“…Unfortunately, the government has been violating the agreement multiple times and the most recent being on the 10th November, 2020 by attacking our positions in the country, at the very time while we, the SSOMA are participating in CTSAMVM workshop in Rome, Italy. SSOMA’s participation in this workshop is technical and informational and above all was intended to build trust between SSOMA and the government and to create a conducive environment for further negotiations.

“This recent violation is the last straw RTGoNU has demonstrated in their lack of political will, to the recommitment to CoHA and in building trust. Therefore, effective immediately,  SOMA is suspending its participation in CTSAMVM workshop in Rome until RTGoNU respects and commits itself to CoHA.”