SSOA rejects unilateral amendments to peace agreement, electoral laws
In a statement dated September 20 and seen by Eye Radio, SSOA says the amendments were made without consultation or agreement among the parties that signed the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
Obaj Okuj
The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) has rejected what it describes as unilateral amendments to the peace agreement and laws governing elections.
In a statement dated September 20 and seen by Eye Radio, SSOA says the amendments were made without consultation or agreement among the parties that signed the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
The alliance says the parties agreed in December 2025 to establish a dialogue mechanism to discuss amendments needed to pave the way for elections in December 2026.
It says President Salva Kiir issued a Republican Order in January 2026 establishing the dialogue body, but the mechanism has not yet met.
SSOA accuses the SPLM-IG and its allies of proceeding with amendments to the R-ARCSS, the Transitional Constitution and the National Elections Act without the agreed dialogue.
The alliance says the peace agreement is a negotiated political deal and that any amendments should be made through the mechanisms agreed upon by its signatories.
SSOA says it considers the current process unacceptable and argues that any amendments made outside the agreed framework should not be binding.
The statement was signed by seven SSOA leaders, including Chairperson Josephine Lagu Yanga of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Deputy Chairperson Dr. Costello Garang Riny of the South Sudan Patriotic Movement (SSPM), and Secretary General Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin of the National Democratic (NDM).
Others are Julius Tabuley Daniel of NAS, Moro Isaac Jenesio, the Information Secretary, Cirillo Thon Riiny of the Federal Democratic Party (FDP), who is Secretary for External Relations, and Tut Jok Luak of United Democratic Revolutionary Alliance (UDRA), listed as a member.