South Sudan Minister of Interior Alfred Lado Gore has urged the national police force to fight corruption and tribalism within its ranks.

“Why don’t we stop corruption?” said Gore. “Some people want to accumulate money as much as possible and allow their fellow citizens to die of hunger and poverty.”

Addressing police officers at the directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigration on Wednesday, Gore assured them that South Sudan will not go back to war again.

He pointed that some government officials in South Sudan are looking to accumulate money and forgetting about the citizens who are dying of hunger and poverty. Gore stressed the important of fighting corruption and tribalism so the country can prosper and move forward.