Catholic Bishop of Torit called on political contestants in the recent elections to reconcile and heal political wounds they got during the campaigns.
Bishop Johnson Akio Mutek told journalists in Torit that the political race was a competition among winners but only one could take the lead.Bishop Akio said there are no losers in politics.
He added that those who did not succeed should concede defeat, refrain from straying from the path of peace and accept to work in harmony with the winners while they wait to present their ideals to the voters in the next elections.
Bishop Akio called on the political candidates to forgive one another and reconcile each other for any wrongs that happened during the campaigns and the elections in order to attain peace in the country.
He added that the pope was concerned about peace in the Sudan and asked Christians and Moslem to live in harmony when the bishops visited the Holy See in March.
Bishop Akio asked the Sudanese to pursue peace and justice to achieve joy, adding that even other members of the Vatican also raised similar concerns about peace in the Sudan.
The Catholic Bishop of Torit reiterated that the closeness of the Sudan elections to the Easter celebrations was historic since the country requires healing and resurrection from its bloody past.