Yei Deputy Mayor told residents that security in the Municipality was calm.
Addressing Christians at Christ the King Cathedral on Sunday Silvano Ali said the December unrest delayed closing of check points along Juba, Maridi, and Lasu roads, Easter Radio reported.
He appealed to Christians to pray hard for the ongoing negotiations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to bring peace in the country.
The Deputy Mayor sent his condolence to the family of the late Monsignor Jocondo Anyugo who died on Wednesday after struggling from long illness.
He encouraged parents to send their sons and daughters to seminaries and convents to increase the number of priests and sisters in the diocese.