The Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission says he is “concerned” that the process of making a permanent constitution has not begun.
The permanent constitution is mandatory for organizing elections at the end of the transitional period.
According to the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict, the Transitional National Legislature should have enacted a law within 6 months of the transitional period to guide the process of making a permanent constitution.
The agreement says the permanent constitution should be completed within eight months following the establishment of the Transitional Period at the end of 2015 to guide the elections.
“Even though we are clearly out of time at this stage, immediate steps can be taken to review and reconstitute the National Constitutional Review Commission to prepare to undertake this important task once the process begins,”Festus Mogae said at the opening of the 18th plenary meeting in Juba Wednesday.
Mogae said the process is clearly out of time at this stage but immediate steps could be taken to review and reconstitute the National Constitutional Review Commission.
“Again, this is one area where the delayed completion of the Constitutional Amendment process has a direct impact, and I call upon the TGoNU to expedite this process.”
At the end of the meeting, Mr. Mogae said parties welcomed the decision of IGAD heads of state and government to “revitalize implementation of the peace agreement”.
He added that the meeting also called on all parties to cease hostilities.