Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Last week, President Salva Kiir issued a Republican order prohibiting all active officers and non-commissioned (NCOs) in the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and all the other regular forces from participating in politics.
He said any officer or non-commissioned officer who fails to adhere to the enforcement of this order shall be investigated by the relevant authorities and must be punished as per the law.
Kiir also ordered those who often make propaganda and hate speeches on social media and other media platforms to stop, or else face being punished for their actions. This is the right decision taken by the Head of State to end the insecurity and move the country away from the so-called transition.
The involvement of active officers or non-commissioned officers in politics has been one of the major causes of insecurity in the country. Thus, this has forced the country to continue operating under the transitional phase. There is no way you can be in the organised forces as well as in politics. It is not possible because one brain can not hold two different ideologies at the same time. Even the gospel of Saint Matthew 6:24 says: “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else.” He will hold to one and despise the other.”
Citizens need sustainable peace to experience a nation’s growth, which would in turn translate to better services. We cannot achieve anything, even at every simple level if each year the country continues to operate in a transitional phase. The word “transition” poses a lot of uncertainties to citizens and investors because no one knows what will happen after the transitional period. So, how long will the country be in transition?
It is time for our citizens to choose one direction to move this country forward. You either choose to be in politics or join organised forces instead of confusing the citizens and causing insecurity.
We need to end this tradition where if a person is removed from a political position, the person runs into the bush and starts talking ill about the leadership of which he was once a part, then he or she later comes back through another door. This tendency is causing the country a vicious circle of insecurity and has put the country under a transitional government despite 10 years of independence. Many have seized this opportunity to further their own selfish interests, while ordinary people who bear the brunt of the conflict die silently within their hearts.
It is time to separate politics from the army, and those who are not fit in any of them should look for options outside, where they can best serve the nation, either in farming instead of causing insecurity in the country. All of us have a purpose, God did not create any of us to be warlords to make His people continue suffering from hunger and poverty.
In our lifetime, we only receive one call from God to serve his people. He can call you to be a priest, journalist, civil activist, soldier, or politician, but not more than two different calls at the same time. If you forge a way through, you will either hold onto one or despise the other.
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