Civil society activists call for political will to implement the revitalized peace agreement.
Edmond Yakani, Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization the politicians should not deceive people with empty promises.
He calls on the national assembly to seriously inspect the road construction to avoid smuggling of natural resources as it happened in other African countries.
The government and opposition leaders have to do more and leave behind their interests and put people’s interests first says Akuoch Ajang, Chairperson of South Sudan Civil Society Alliance.
He says before the extension of the pre-transitional period, the opposition leader has the right to fear because some provisions in the deal were not implemented as required.
The activists were reacting to President Salva Kiir’s pledge to support peace during his address to the nation at the Transitional Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.