A mourner at the funeral of late James Eliaba Surur has urged the government to repair the Juba-Yei road and name it after the late politician.

A member of the Council of States, Angelo Beda, says the poor status of the road makes it difficult even to move from Mukaya payam, the home village of late Eliaba, to Lainya.

Hon. Angelo, who was a friend to the deceased, says the road should be repaired to serve as a memory of the late veteran politician.

“We need, in the name of Eliaba, that the road from Juba to Yei should be reconstructed so that it becomes a remembrance for this great man.” Said Hon Angelo. “So that all of us can remember him when we travel on that way.”

Who was James Eliaba Surur?

The late Eliaba James Surur, who was a member of the Council of States, died on the 17th of August in Kampala, Uganda.

Eliaba James Surur was a politician in Sudan. He was the founder and chairman of the now defunct political party, Union of Sudan African Parties 2, USAP.

Surur was born in Mukaya Payam in Laniya County in Central Equatoria State. He is a member of the Pojulu tribe. He was a secondary school teacher before becoming a politician.

Eliaba took part in the 1st Sudanese Civil War, fighting with the Anyanya movement from 1955 to 1972.

He also fought in the 2^nd Sudanese Civil War on the side of the SPLA, from 1983 to 2005. He was a leader of the Union of Sudan African Parties before splintering off to form the USAP 2.