“We reject any intervention of third party in South Sudan. We should provide our security by ourselves because there are some countries in the region, where foreign troops are deployed have remains in chaos such as Somalia, Libya..etc. All people of South Sudan, SPLM- IO and SPLM- IG must stand behind the president; one community, one nation, and one president,” Hon. Taban Deng Ghai, Former Chief Negotiator of SPLM-IO & Minister of Mining in the Transitional Government of National Unity, Juba, 19 July 2016
“We want peace. No more war. We must all stand behind President Salva Kiir Mayardit. I appeal to Dr. Riek Machar to return to Juba and continue his job as First Vice President. If he refuse to return, than people should know that SPLM/A-IO is a big organization, and is not a one man organization, therefore, we will maintain peace and continue to implement the compromise peace agreement,” Hon. Taban Deng Ghai, Former Chief Negotiator of SPLM-IO & Minister of Mining in the Transitional Government of National Unity, Juba, 14 July 2016