August 4, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s minister of Presidential Affairs, Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro has warned against forceful regime changes, citing the anarchy that follows when such a transition is not well planned and managed. He made the remarks while speaking on Terab television during an occasion organized to commemorate Martyrs Day in the capital, Juba on July 30, 2024. Several speakers, including Atem Garang de Kuek, former deputy speaker of the national legislative of Sudan, former Petroleum minister, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth spoke at the event. Others who spoke at the Martyrs Day occasion were former ruling party (SPLM) members Chier Chuang Aluong, Pieng Deng Kuol, Achuil Malith Banggol as well as officials in the country’s defense, security and police. Bakosoro said violent takeover of leadership destroys the legacy of past leaders, citing the protests that saw Sudan’s ex-leader Omar al Bashir over thrown in 2019. “Building a nation is not easy, even if you are on that chair, maybe even yours will be the worst. We complain only and complain but we don’t want to be like the Sudan. When you chase a leader by force, the same curse will come back to you. Take it from me, for me …

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