The former governor of Western Equatoria State has been released from arbitrary detention since December 2015.
Speaking to Radio Miraya this morning, Colonel Joseph Bakosoro says his release on Wednesday was decreed by President Salva Kiir.
Colonel Bakosoro calls for forgiveness and reconciliation all over the country.
He says as a politician, detention is not a new thing to him.
The ex-governor also urges the government to release other political detainees as a gesture of peace and reconciliation.
Colonel Bakosoro has commended all those who persistently pleaded for his release from detention.
The former governor says the Transitional Government of National Unity must work hard to address economic hardship to reduce the suffering of the people it governs.