Sep 21, 2021 — The leadership of Kitgwang SPLM/A-IO faction under the leadership of Lt. Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual denounces the idea of fighting for a regime change but rather for the implementation of the security arrangement.
“Compatriots, wars are fought to achieve political objectives. As the great military strategist Carl von Clausewitz put it, “War is politics by other means.” This essentially means people go to war when dialogue has failed.” Said Mabior Garang de Mabior, a senior executive in SPLM/AI-IO Kitgwang faction.
“In the history of revolutions, rebels hardly win through a military victory. What they do is pressure the regime to a table and compromise through a negotiated settlement.” Capt. Mabior continued.
According to Mabior there is an opportunity for dialogue through the IGAD-led peace process and as such the Kitgwang group acknowledges the resolutions of the 73rd Extraordinary Meeting of the IGAD Council of Ministers.
Kitgwang calls on the people of South Sudan to try them by subcribing to their Declaration saying Kitgwang is not a political party but a call to push the regime to accept security arrangements.
“We call on the peoples of South Sudan in all their social and political affiliations to subscribe to the Kit-Gwang Declaration. It is not a political party; the call of the Kit-Gwang Declaration is expressly for the implementation of security arrangements” He said.
“We further call on all the military, paramilitary and civil defense forces to embrace the Principles in the Kit-Gwang Declaration.” Mabior added.
According to Mabior, their troops also fought for the liberation of South Sudan and therefore they have stakeholders in the the hard-won freedom of South Sudan.
“All these troops have a stake in our hard-won freedom as many fought side-by-side during the Independence war.” They explained.
“We are not enemies, thus the Kit-Gwang Declaration should not be viewed with suspicion by any group. The implementation of security arrangements is in all our interests as the only way to ensure political stability and socio-economic development in our land.” Mabior further reiterates.
