NIGERIA has pledged $300,000 (N108,450,000) donation to the unified South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), it was learnt yesterday. The support is towards ending the conflict in South Sudan.
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Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama made the donation while on a two-day special visit to Juba, South Sudan, where he represented President Muhammadu Buhari A statement said the commitment is to reaffirm Nigeria’s support to the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
They held discussions on the status of the implementation of the R-ARCSS. In a separate meeting with the South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Awut Deng, the two to envoys explored options for the operationalisation of the General Cooperation Agreement signed in January 2019 between Nigeria and South Sudan. Onyeama also held a Meeting with the Chairman and Leadership of the National Pre-Transitional Committee (NPTC) – the implementing institution for the pre-transitional activities – and signed an MoU relating to establishing lasting peace in the country. Earlier, the minister had paid respects to the memory of the founder of modern South Sudan, Dr. John Garang, where he laid a wreath at his Mausoleum.