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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s former minister of petroleum Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth has lashed out at First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny\u2019s main armed opposition SPLM-IO saying his group is opening up new battle fronts in several parts of the country to legitimize his calls for postponement of 2023 elections.<\/p>\n

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has vowed to organize the elections provided for in the revitalized peace agreement without, or with the SPLM-IO consent. He also said the polls will be organized without the national population census angering prominent opposition leaders including Machar.<\/p>\n

Machar has maintained that he won\u2019t accept to participate in the elections if it is going to be done before the reunification of the rival forces and the entire security arrangements provided for in the revitalized peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in 2018.<\/p>\n

In an opinion piece published on Sudans Post this evening, Gatkuoth said main armed opposition group under First Vice President Machar is objecting to conduct of elections in 2023 because it knows that it will not win the polls given the continued defection from the SPLM-IO.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SPLM\/SPLA-IO objecting to the holding of the general elections in 2023 citing insecurity and lack of the implementation of some of the provisions in the agreement is not convincing. It is the last kick of a dying horse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is, the SPLM\/A-IO-Juba faction cannot win the upcoming election given the mass exodus from IO to SPLM-IG,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He accused the main armed opposition group of opening up new war fronts in the country to legitimize their call for postponement of the national elections that slated for end of the transitional period in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SPLM\/A-IO is busy opening up fronts everywhere in the Country causing insecurity and use the same insecurity they created to delay election. I need to assure our people that, the government is working to address such issues and this will end soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. South Sudan\u2019s former minister of petroleum Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth has lashed out at First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny\u2019s main armed opposition SPLM-IO saying his group is opening up new battle fronts in several parts of the country to legitimize his calls for postponement of 2023 elections. 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