South Sudan’s military said on Thursday the graduation of the much-awaited unified forces has been delayed due to logistical constraints.
SSPDF Spokesman Major General Lul Ruai Koang told Radio Tamazuj that there was no budget to complete the necessary arrangements for the unified forces to graduate.
He said he expects the security arrangements committee headed by Presidential Advisor on National Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak to approve the budget for the event to take place.
The military spokesperson further said forces in the training camps still face challenges, citing inadequate food in the camps.
Lam Paul Gabriel, the deputy military spokesperson for the opposition SPLA-IO also said they are waiting for the security arrangements committee to approve the budget for the graduation of the unified forces to take place.
He further said the unified forces lack food and medicines.
The training of the unified forces started early this year across the country, but had been stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The process of gathering government and opposition forces into training sites with a view to forming a unified army is a cornerstone of the 2018 peace agreement.