20 ministers from the national cabinet are set to tour the ten states of the country to deliver message of hope amid ongoing peace talks between the government and the SPLM/A in opposition.

Two ministers will travel to each state to celebrate Christmas with the people there.

This was decided by the cabinet in its extra-ordinary meeting in Juba.

Addressing the media after the sitting, the Minister of Information, Michael Makuei, said the ministers will carry the message of peace to the people of South Sudan.

“There will be twenty ministers in number and they will be moving to all the states. They will be two ministers per state. So these people will be going to pass the message the New Year message of His Excellency the President in all the state.” He said.

Makuei said the main content of the message that will be taken by the ministers to the states, is to tell the people of South Sudan that despite the slow progress in the peace talks, they should not loss hope.

Prayers are being held in various churches in the ten states of the country as Christians in South Sudan  join the rest of the world Christendom in celebrating Christmas.

President Salva Kiir attended a mass at Saint Tereza Catholic Cathedral Kator.

The mass was led by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro.