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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan opposition groups who are fighting the transitional government in Juba are downplaying the defection of one of its leaders to President Salva Kiir\u2019s ruling Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement (SPLM), saying it will not affect them.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, Tut Doap, the leader of the United Democratic Revolutionary Movement\/Army (UDRM\/A), said he was resigning from his group and the holdout opposition alliance None-Signatories South Sudanese Opposition Groups (NSSSOG) and joining president Salva Kiir.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do hereby declare my unconditional return to the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement (SPLM), under the Chairmanship of Comrade Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan,\u201d he said in a statement extended to Sudans Post.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the rebel leader\u2019s defection, Col. Philip Deng Kuol, the military spokesman of South Sudan United Front\/Army (SSUF\/A) led by General Paul Malong Awan Anei and a member of the NSSOG said the defection of Doap will not affect the opposition alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe departure of Mr. Tut Doap does and will never affect the NSSSOG. You know politics sometime defends on individual decision and reading of events,\u201d Col. Deng told Sudans Post when asked for a comment this afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if Tut chooses to return to the same SPLM known for leadership failure and an ethnic divide, let him go. The SSOMA currently known as NSSSOG will still stand tall looking ahead to attain South Sudanese\u2019s projected goals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. South Sudan opposition groups who are fighting the transitional government in Juba are downplaying the defection of one of its leaders to President Salva Kiir\u2019s ruling Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement (SPLM), saying it will not affect them. Earlier today, Tut Doap, the leader of the United Democratic Revolutionary Movement\/Army (UDRM\/A), said he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":28158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10,12],"tags":[234,265,233],"class_list":["post-28160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-sudan","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Sudan holdout opposition groups downplay rebel leader\u2019s defection to Kiir - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Sudan opposition groups who are fighting the transitional government in Juba are downplaying the defection of one ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Sudan holdout opposition groups downplay rebel leader\u2019s defection to Kiir\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Sudan opposition groups who are fighting the transitional government in Juba are downplaying the defection of one ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-27T16:54:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-27T17:24:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/postQueueImg_1669555451.46.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"South Sudan holdout opposition groups downplay rebel leader\u2019s defection to Kiir\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-27T16:54:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-27T17:24:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\"},\"wordCount\":266,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/postQueueImg_1669555451.46.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-South-Sudan\",\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"parties\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-holdout-opposition-groups-downplay-rebel-leaders-defection-to-kiir\",\"name\":\"South Sudan holdout opposition groups downplay rebel leader\u2019s defection to Kiir - 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