The Former Secretary General of the SPLM, Pagan Amum, is now in Juba to follow up the full implementation of the Arusha Agreement to reunite the party.

He is leading a delegation of former detainees including former Finance Minister Kosti Manibe, former Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor Kuol and former Justice Minister John Luk Jok.

They were accompanied by the Kenyan Minister of Defense, Rasho Amamu.

The spokesman of the government delegation to Arusha, Akol Paul Khordit, spoke to the media after the arrival of the team.

“The arrival of comrade Pagan this morning is the continuation of the agreement that we have signed on the 21^st of January this year known as Arusha reunification agreement,” Mr Kordit said.

“The problem we have in this country is a South Sudanese problem and needs a South Sudanese solution; we have to own up the process of finding a lasting peace in our country.”

The delegation will hold a series of meetings with the SPLM political bureau and the National Liberation Council.

A civil society organization, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, has welcomed the visit of Mr Amum to Juba.

“I think it is a good gesture for peace, but our main concern that we have is that such move should involve updating the public, updating the citizens on what is going on because we have seen his colleagues came here secretly and went back secretly,” said Edmond Yakani, Executive Director.

Mr. Yakani urged the government, the former detainees and the SPLM in Opposition not to dishonor the Arusha agreement.