John Akoon
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Deputy Chairperson of the SPLM-IO Youth League in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Jok Jok Aleu, smiles in a past political event. [Photo: courtesy]
The Deputy Chairperson of the SPLM-IO Youth League in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Jok Jok Aleu, resigned, citing a lack of “clear ideological inspiration in the movement.”
Speaking to the City Review on Tuesday, Jok claimed the party’s vision and mission have been stripped from its constitution and are no longer followed.
According to Jok, he spent two years evaluating the SPLM-IO’s activities and discovered that the party had deviated from its constitution and ideological inspiration.
“After a careful and sober review of events within our political party in the last two years, I have come to the conscientious conclusion that our party, which before now was touted as the beacon of integrity, democracy, and fairness, has dangerously veered off from its constitution, philosophies, and ideological inspirations,” Jok claimed.
He further alleged that the SPLM-IO had “morphed from a political party into a cult of well-placed members who established a cabal of capons with deadly intentions in mind for the country and its fledgeling democracy.”
He claimed he had not yet decided to join any political party where he could play his card and share his political beliefs but would be glad to rejoin the SPLM-IG.
“I am yet to decide which party I will join, but later on I will declare myself to join SPLM IG very soon. Because this is the party where I was. So, when your party does not fulfil the aim and vision, then you have to step back,” he said.
He said he had informed the SPLM IO secretariat’s office in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State about his decision and would soon hand over the party’s assets and responsibilities to the incoming vice chairperson of the SPLM IO Youth League.
The chairperson of SPLM-IO in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Aweng Abraham, stated that she had received information on the phone but had yet to read the letter to figure out the cause for his resignation.
“I was called recently but I have not met with him; I am not in the office now, so I did not receive a letter. I am going to the office and I will read the resignation letter and see the reasons for his resignation,” she said.
Last year, 2022, SPLM-IO had a surge of mass resignations from over 90 members who migrated to SPLM-IG in northern Bahr el Ghazal state.
However, the party leadership has downplayed the impact of the shift in allegiance, saying the party’s support base has not changed.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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