Internally displaced persons in Juba’s UN Protection of Civilian Sites (PoCs) have called for replacement of Festus Mugae, the chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission(JMEC).
JMEC is the body tasked with monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the signed peace agreement in South Sudan.
The displaced people on Monday held a peaceful protest demanding the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), African Union and the international community to remove Mogae, whom they claim has not brought any positive changes since he was appointed.
They pointed out that fighting, killings and violence continue across the country despite the presence of JMEC.
Adam Koshala, a displaced person inside the UN camp, said, “Mogae is the cause of delay in the implementation of the peace agreement. So the African Union and IGAD should replace him with someone who can demonstrate leadership in handling the peace agreement.”
Koshala, who has been in the UN camp for about three years, said that they have lost confidence in Mogae who had earlier given them hope that they could go back to their homes after peace.
Photo: Anti-war demonstration inside PoC in Juba in October, 2016/Radio Tamazuj