PRESS RELEASE

NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT COMMITTEE (NCAC) STATEMENT ON PARTY NOMINATIONS TO THE TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (TNLA)

22 FEBRUARY 2020

The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) wishes to congratulate the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) for their commitment to form the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) within the extension period of 100 days as agreed in the Resolution of the Tripartite Summit of 7 November 2019 in Entebbe, Uganda. NCAC lauds H.E President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s decision to revert the Country to ten (10) States which has contributed significantly to paving the way for the formation of RTGoNU.

The NCAC is mandated by R-ARCSS under Chapter 1, Article 1.18.1.4to receive lists of nominees to be appointed to the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) from the Parties and present them to the President for appointment.

On 13 February 2020, the NCAC wrote to all the Parties entitled to make nominations under the Revitalized Agreement requesting them to present the lists of their nominees by 18 February 2020. It was indicated to the Parties that NCAC would examine the lists to ensure they complied with the Constitution, the R-ARCSS and relevant laws and submit them to the President before 22 February 2020, the deadline for the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government.

However, by the end of the 100 days extension of the Pre-Transitional period NCAC had only received one valid list of nominees from the Former Detainees (FDs). The submission of the lists of nominees was to be based on criteria designed to ensure that the nominations adhere to the gender, youth and regional diversity requirements in the Agreement.

NCAC is aware that some Parties were unable to present their lists due to internal disagreements. Efforts to build consensus on these lists are ongoing. 

In the circumstances, NCAC has written to H.E the President informing him that the list of nominees to be appointed to the TNLA is not ready and that NCAC will present it as soon as it is.