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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Prominent activist Edmund Yakani has warned Sunday that the Transitional National Legislature risk losing its legitimacy at the end of the transitional period in February next year unless it takes immediate action in ratifying the extension of the transitional period.<\/p>\n

The thirty-six months transitional period provided for in the revitalized peace agreement ends in February, but the parliament is yet to ratify an agreement by the parties to the 2018 deal in which they extended the deadline through 2025.<\/p>\n

In August, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first deputy Dr. Riek Machar Teny agreed to extend the lifespan of the coalition government from February 2023 to February 2025 owing to incomplete implementation of crucial provisions in the deal.<\/p>\n

By law, the parliament is required to ratify that agreement as it is the case for peace monitoring body, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC).<\/p>\n

The R-JMEC on September 1, 2022 voted overwhelmingly to endorse the internationally criticized extension.<\/p>\n

But the parliament \u2013 a body comprising 650 politicians representing various parties to the agreement \u2013 is yet to do so as required by the agreement.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Sudans Post this evening, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) urged the parliament to urgently ratify the agreement before going into a three-month recess \u2013 likely next month \u2013 saying any delay to do so will put the legitimacy of the law-making institution at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is urging the Transitional National Legislative Assembly to urgently ratify the roadmap as passed by R-JMRC in accordance with article 8.4 of the R-ARCSS,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFailure to do so before the parliament go into recess or any mistake of not doing so as soon as possible will place the fate or the legitimate existence of the national legislature in question or at risk after the 22 February 2023 deadline,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of CEPO said the political legitimacy of the peace parliament beyond February 22 deadline will be questionable unless the body take immediate action in ratifying the extension of the transitional period.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe political legitimacy of the national legislature after 22 February 2023 will be legally questionable unless they act to ratify the extension of R-ARCSS immediately. This is because the national legislature is breaking into a three-month recess and they won\u2019t return until in or after January 2023,\u201d Yakani said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, it is total a threat for their legitimacy if they do not ratify the roadmap on the extension of the transitional period provided for in the revitalized peace agreement before the 22 February 2023 deadline as agreed by the parties,\u201d Yakani said.<\/p>\n

The prominent activist further called on the parliament to play a watchdog\u2019s role in the implementation process of the agreement by ensuring the executive stick to crucial timelines that would enable the smooth and timely implementation of the deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is high time for the transitional national legislative assembly and council of states to take pro- active role on the timely and genuine implementation of the peace agreement (RARCSS). The national legislature should be pressuring the executive organ of the government to implement the provisions timely,\u201d Yakani stressed.<\/p>\n

The activist further said lack of funds is delaying the work of the ministry of peace-building and called on lawmakers to ensure that the ministry of finance release the badly-needed money for the peace-building ministry to start its work.<\/p>\n

\u201cCEPO is urging the parliament to ensure that the ministry of finance release the funds of the peace agreement implementation to the ministry of peace building timely. The hesitation to release funds for the ministry of peace building is delaying their work and this means the implementation of the peace agreement dissemination is being delayed,\u201d Yakani said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general, this is a clear demonstration of lack of political will and commitment from the ministry of finance and planning for effective implementation of the revitalized peace agreement,\u201d the prominent activist said, reiterating calls for parliament to ratify the extension.<\/p>\n

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