Civil society Activist has called on Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) to cease high-cost conferences with minimal impact.
In a statement to the media, Ter Manyang the Executive Director for Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) called on government to prioritize sustainable investments and policy execution as the country faced crisis.
“CPA urges the government and stakeholders to prioritize sustainable investments and policy execution over high-cost conferences with minimal impact” Ter said.
The Activist statement followed government plan to spend 385,000 US Dollars in the upcoming East African Scientific conference scheduled to be held in Juba South Sudan.
He added that high-cost conference with little impact or with unimplementable resolution will not help the situation but worsen it.
Ter appealed to the institution to cease spending on conference and projects that can not improve the life of Sudanese.
He added that the recent experienced shows that most conferences could not solve or meet the reason why they are conducted or benefited South Sudanese.
Ter proposed the need for the government to use the money meant for the conference to improve the lives of people at South Sudanese Embassies.
“CPA proposed that the estimated $385,000 allocated for the conference should instead be directed to support South Sudanese embassies abroad, many of which are reportedly struggling to operate effectively” he said
He added that as Civil society, CPA has observed that most of resolutions are not implemented in order to meet the objective.
“Based on our past experience, similar conferences have been held in the past with little to no follow-through,” he said
“The resolutions made often remain unaddressed and unimplemented, making such events largely symbolic rather than solution-driven.” He added.
He cited previous forums, including the 8th Governors’ Forum and the Economic Forum, as examples where discussions did not translate into meaningful actions.
The advocacy group emphasized that while dialogue is important, it must be backed by implementation and accountability.
“We are deeply concerned about the government’s commitment to the welfare of civil servants and the general public,” he said
“The people of South Sudan need concrete action, not another round of empty promises.” He added
The activist called on the South Sudan government to prioritize Service delivery for the Citizens
As the country face economic crisis, Tery called on government to use the available resources to improve the life of civil servant and organized forces.
