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Primate and Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan’s Archdiocese of Juba, Justin Badi Arama
By Simon DengLeaders must resolve issues around elections by coming to a round table, the Primate and Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan’s Archdiocese of Juba, Justin Badi Arama said.There are issues currently in the provisions of the peace agreement which are uncompleted with only a few months away to the elections expected in December.“We are tired of the continued violence, road ambushes, political and inter-communal killings happening in different parts of the country,” Arama said while delivering an Easter Message over the weekend.“We asked our political leaders to prioritize dialogue and build consensus on how to take the country forward peacefully,” he said, adding, “we as a church, we support election to happen in order to end the transitional period as it was stipulated in the agreement but we need all political parties to agree together because we are worried that they have different voices and we are worried that some of the main things which we expect for the election to go smoothly have not happened.”Arama said with dialogue, the elections can go through well despite the displacements, insecurity and economic challenges in the country.“We are emphasizing on dialogue to see how best can election be done with displacement, the insecurity all around the country, the harsh economic challenge and many other things,” he said.“We encourage our leaders to embrace the spirit of dialogue, sacrifice the right of their parties in order to bring peace and hope to South Sudanese who are continuously suffering.”
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