Dec 23, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan’s former Chief of Staff, who is currently the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of one of the factions of South Sudan United Front/Army(SSUF/A), Gen. Paul Malong Awan, has pardoned those who defected from his leadership and may wish to return to their positions under his leadership. ‌
The former powerful chief of Staff has experienced two major break-ups this year, one with the main opposition movement alliance and another from within his barely established three-year old party, SSUF/A.
Malong felt off with the South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) in October this year leading to his dismiss from SSOMA and later on felt off with his Secretary General Dr. Sunday de John who broke away with youth politicians to form his own party.
According to the latest statement from Gen. Paul Malong, the chairman has pardoned those who wish to return to SSUF/A
‌”Following‌ ‌the‌ ‌resolutions‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌general‌ ‌assembly‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌19th‌ ‌Dec.,‌ ‌
2020,‌ ‌and‌ ‌pursuant‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌powers‌ ‌vested‌ ‌in‌ ‌me‌ ‌as‌ ‌Chairman‌ ‌and‌ ‌C-in-C‌ ‌of‌ ‌
South‌ ‌Sudan‌ ‌United‌ ‌Front/Army‌ ‌(SSUF/A),‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌sitting‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Leadership‌ ‌ and‌ ‌Command‌ ‌Council,‌ ‌2018,‌ ‌I,‌ ‌Gen.” Reads part of Malong Statement
“‌Paul‌ ‌Malong‌ ‌Awan,‌ ‌do‌ ‌hereby‌ ‌pardon‌ ‌former‌ ‌SSUF/A‌ ‌members‌ ‌who‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌return‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌ranks‌ ‌and‌ ‌files‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌ movement.‌ ” The Statement continued.
