The SPLM-IO faction loyal to the incumbent First Vice President Taban Deng Gai claims “war mongers” and “rumour propagators” convinced the former minister of labour and public service to resign from the unity government.

Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop Lam, who was a senior member of the SPLM-IO faction allied to First Vice President Taban Deng resigned, citing frustration with the unity government’s inability to tackle the country's problems.

“The truth of the matter was that Mr. Gabriel Duop was misled by warmongers and rumour propagators who are thirty for more bloodshed among south Sudanese to take that miscalculated decision to resign from the TGONU (Transitional Government of National Unity,” partly reads a statement seen by Radio Tamazuj on Sunday.

 The statement, which bears the name of Dhieu Mathok, Minister of Dams and Electricity in the unity government from Taban’s faction, claimed that there are individuals who believe peace should not be given a chance, saying they are moving from here and there preaching that peace has died and the country was returning to war that it requires the agreement to be resuscitated.

Dhieu called on the armed opposition group to denounce violence, saying the people of South Sudan have had enough wars and suffering brought by the ongoing conflict.

“We therefore urge them to denounce violence, immediately stop killing of innocent people, embrace peace and respond to President Salva’s call for national dialogue and reconciliation,” further ready the statement.

Photo: Dhieu Mathok (SBS Radio)