Riek Machar’s Brother-in-law, Brig. Gen. Wiyual Ruon, Defects to the Government

Brig. Gen. Wiyual was a former Food and Security Advisor to Governor of Upper Nile State, William Uthon before 2010 election. He is a man with a huge following in Longichuk County. He is a son of a well respected Chief from Udier Payam of Longichuk County.

A force of 800 rebels who are loyal to him declared their allegiance on Sunday and staged a coup in Maiwut town, the seat of Maiwut County.

Right now, his forces liberated Maiwut town and called for Commissioner Paul Biel Chol to go to Maiwut town to resume delivering services to the people.

Brig. Gen. John Wiyual gave Major. Gen. Gathoth Gatkuoth, leader of the Movement for Change and Democracy, one week ultimatum of either joining him or declaring his allegiance to the Government of South Sudan without conditions.

Brig. Gen. John Wiyual is the older brother of Riek Machar’s second wife Nyaluak. For public information, Riek Machar has three wives, the senior one being Angelina and the third one is an American called Becky. Nyaluak was married in1996 in Longichuk after Riek Machar saw her at a Church singing on Sunday.

According to Brig. General John Wiyual, Riek Machar is finished in Upper Nile State because all his in-laws defected with him to the government of a democratically elected President Salva Kiir Mayardit.