The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement party under President Salva Kiir has donated 33 new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles to its secretariats in the 32 states plus Abyei area.
The party’s acting secretary general, Jemma Nunu Kumba handed over the new vehicles to state governors in Juba on Friday.
Speaking to reporters after the handover ceremony, Lol State governor, Rizik Zachariah Hassan, said the vehicles will facilitate activities of the SPLM party in the states.
He said the move is aimed at correcting mistakes within the ruling party and pledged that its leaders will lead South Sudan to a better stage.
The SPLM office has reportedly spent $3.5 million to purchase the new vehicles.