South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a group of nine opposition entities, on Monday rejected the peace plan presented by Khartoum, saying it failed to address the root causes of the conflict.

The rejection is a sign the South Sudan parties may not sign a peace deal in Khartoum today to end the conflict.

The Sudan mediation team proposed a power sharing deal that will see five vice presidents appointed during the transitional period.

The group, in a statement seen by Radio Tamazuj on Monday night, said it received the proposed peace plan with mixed reaction.

“In its current status, this proposal failed to address the root causes and core issues that brought the country to its knees,” partly reads the statement.

The opposition alliance pointed out that it was preparing its response rejecting the proposed agreement.

The group called for a lean government, federal system of governance and devolution of powers and resources to the states and the localities to alleviate the suffering of people.

Sudan’s foreign minister al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed on Monday said the South Sudan parties had accepted the proposal and that they will sign the deal today.