The US Embassy in South Sudan has called on the transitional government to do what is right – to prioritize education, invest in healthcare, pay salaries, and spend public revenue for the good of the South Sudanese people.
The Embassy expressed the sentiments Wednesday in a message on the occasion commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Rev Dr King, born on January 15, 1929, was a revered American civil rights leader who stood for peace, unity, justice, and human rights.
“These are the values that inspired US engagement in South Sudan decades ago – the belief that every person deserves the dignity of living in peace, with freedom to participate in civic and political processes, and a government that is responsive to their needs,” reads the message.
Dr King’s messages have endured over half a century since his death because of his belief in universal values and that everybody is an “heir of the legacy of dignity and worth”.
While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, Dr King said: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.”
“The time is always right to do what is right,” Dr King said.