Northern Liech government and opposition groups celebrated the signed peace deal on Monday amid calls for lasting peace in the world's youngest nation.
The agreement, which is meant to end the country’s five-year civil war that broke out in December 2013, commits President Salva Kiir, and several opposition groups, to sharing power for three years.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Northern Liech Deputy Governor Laraka Machar said they celebrated the peace accord, pointing out that the opposition governor Tor Tungwar returned to Bentiu town for the first time to take part in the ceremony.
On his part, the opposition-appointed governor Tor Tungwar confirmed his return to Bentiu to take part in the celebration. The opposition official reiterated his group’s commitment to the revitalized peace deal.
The internally displaced persons at the protection of civilians’ site in Bentiu joined the peace celebration.
Yak Mut Gai, a displaced person seeking shelter at the UN protection site in Bentiu, said they had come to celebrate peace in Bentiu town. He called for lasting peace in the country.
Gai urged South Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries to return to the country to build the nation.