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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Former South Sudan main armed opposition Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) General Gatjiath Deng has met President Salva Kiir Mayardit at the presidency on Wednesday and declared his intention to join the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces.<\/p>\n

Gatjiath was the official military spokesman of the SPLA-IO under First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny since 2015, but decided to join the breakaway SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction when former SPLA-IO chief of general staff General Simon Gatwech Dual broke away from Machar in August 2021.<\/p>\n

But in January this year, General Gatjiath Deng accused General Gatwech and General Johnson Olony Thabo of lacking mental capacity to lead a rebel group against the government and then defected to join the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces in Juba. He has since been silent.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, the presidency said Gatjiath and a group of officer let by Gen. Gattiek Dar met President Kiir at J-1 and the group declared its intention that they have joined the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces under President Salva Kiir Mayardit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic met with series of commanders from SPLM\/A- IO Kit-Gwang faction declaration led by the 1st \/Lt. Gen. James Gattiek Diar Rial and during the meeting the group declared their allegiance to the Government under the leadership of H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the commander in Chief (C-in-C) of the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces (SSPDF),\u201d the presidency statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe army Generals said they have abandoned SPLM\/A-IO Kitgwang Declaration and joined the SSPDF under the leadership of H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit due to a number of reasons,\u201d the statement added. Press secretary in the office of the president Ateny Wek Ateny said Kiir has \u201cwelcomed the group to SSPDF.\u201d<\/p>\n

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