While swearing in the new
Governor of Warrap State, Gen. Magok Magok Deng, and Chief Administrator of
Abyei Administrative Area, Charles Abyei Jok, in Juba on Thursday, President
Salva Kiir Mayardit called for an end to the persistent inter-communal
conflicts in Warrap State and Abyei Administrative Area.
The head of state made an
appeal to the community leaders residing in Juba to refrain from instigating
violence back in their home areas, urging the new leaders to work in tandem to
restore and promote the rule of law and peaceful co-existence among the communities.
General Paul Nang Majok, the
Chief of Defence Forces, described the conflict in Warrap as a pandemic to the
military and announced that the army is ready to intervene by disarming errant
youths involved in the unrest. This, he said, is aimed at restoring peace.
Both Governor Magok Magok and
Administrator Charles Abyei pledged their readiness to go home and reinforced
the call for a collective effort to ensure a more peaceful society in areas
under their supervision.
