SPLM members in the Equatoria and Upper Nile regions have scheduled separate rallies to endorse President Salva Kiir as the flagbearer for 2024 elections.

The SPLM Equatoria group on Thursday “officially” launched the upcoming endorsement rally, but no date has been confirmed yet.

The National Secretariat kickstarted the process at the SPLM House in Juba as the party gears up campaign for the first-ever elections since the country’s independence.

The launch under the theme “We Strongly Stand and Support Your Leadership” brought together senior party cadres from all National, State, and County structures and others in SPLM House.

Meanwhile, SPLM members in the Upper Nile Region are also planning a similar initiative to endorse Kiir as the party flagbearer, in December 2023.

According to a consultative meeting by a “high-level committee” led by Unity State Governor, Dr. Joseph Manytuil, the initiative to endorse Kiir’s candidacy will take place in the first week of December.

“The consultative meeting of the SPLM Upper Nile Region agreed that the venue of political rally should be historical regional capital Malakal and on the first week of December,” reads part of a press release seen by Eye Radio.