South Sudanese Vice President arrived in Yei town on Sunday morning for peace mobilization campaign.
James Wani Igga, who is the third most powerful man in the current government in Juba, was accompanied by a high-level opposition delegation led by General Julius Tabuley, deputy chairman of the NAS faction.
The peace campaign aims at disseminating the revitalized peace agreement signed by South Sudan government and opposition leaders in September.
Speaking to a congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Yei, Igga said he was delegated by President Salva Kiir to disseminate the contents of the signed peace agreement.
He further said providing first-hand information to the people of South Sudan on the peace agreement will offer hopes and build confidence.
The top official urged the congregation to believe that the long-awaited peace agreement has been signed and that all the parties are committed to its full implementation. Igga appealed to the people of Yei to support the implementation of the signed peace agreement.
“There are doubting Thomases who doubt that peace has come. I want to tell you today that the peace agreement has been signed,” he said.
Igga further said his government supports the current 32 states. He also informed the congregation that the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC) will start its work soon to determine the number of states in South Sudan.
“This issue of the 32 states has been rejected by other people. I want to tell you that the issue of the states will be addressed by the IBC. We support the 32 states, and the people of Yei want the 32 states to remain so that services can be delivered,” he said.
According to the peace agreement, an Inclusive Boundary Commission (IBC) will be formed to settle the dispute over the number of states and will complete its work within 90 days.
It also says in the unlikely event of the commission failing to make its final report before the end of its term, it will be automatically transformed into Referendum Commission on number and boundaries of states.