Constitutional progress weakened and did not provide democracy making the entire Transitional Constitution not good enough to citizens nationwide.
This was the argument of Luka Biong Deng during a public lecture on Saturday at the University of Juba on federalism.
He said the national Council of ministers and Members of the Parliament should fairly deliberate on the powers of the president.
Dr Biong lamented that the ongoing conflict in the country is because of lack of democratic value and policies within government institutions.
He said debate on federalism is good because it would develop policies that will allow services go to people.
British Scholar Douglas Jackson said the discussion on the form of government should go openly and include all stakeholders of South Sudan.
He noted that political parties are not doing enough to shape the image of the country.
Daniel Zingi Zabora said the federalism is good because it brings services to grassroots, calling for the implementation of the vision of the late Dr John Garang of taking towns to villages.
He argued that the central government always provides limited services to grassroots and embark on policies which unite the nation.
The public lecture which brought together scholars and university students was to explore issues on federalism.