SPLM HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION LED BY CDE. SIMON KUN PUOCH AND CDE. DR. AKOL PAUL KORDIT ARRIVES IN MALAKAL TO OVERSEE HISTORIC UPPER NILE STATE CONGRESS FRIDAY | OCTOBER

In a momentous step forward for grassroots democracy and party revitalization, a high-level delegation from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) National Leadership arrived in Malakal today. The delegation is jointly led by the SPLM Third Deputy Chairperson, Cde. Simon Kun Puoch, and the SPLM Secretary General, Cde. Dr. Akol Paul Kordit. They were received at Malakal Airstrip by jubilant party members, state party leadership, traditional authorities, women, and youth groups, demonstrating the party's strength and popular support in Upper Nile State.

The delegation was warmly received by Upper Nile State caretaker governor H.E. James Koang Chuol Ranley, counties caretaker commissioners and ministers at the state secretariat in Malakal.

The delegation has arrived to directly supervise and preside over the Upper Nile SPLM State Congress. This key exercise will see State party structures debate, deliberate, and democratically elect new state leadership to guide the party into the future. This milestone signifies that the internal party democracy remains the cornerstone of the SPLM’s political philosophy, demonstrating that the SPLM was born out of the struggle for freedom and self-determination, and today reaffirms its promise to return power to the grassroots through an active demonstration of democracy, transparency, and unity of purpose.

As South Sudan prepares for the upcoming December general elections, the SPLM is actively organizing its ranks, mobilizing its members , and establishing democratic party organs across all Ten States and Three Administrative Areas. The Upper Nile State Congress represents a crucial pillar in the party's national roadmap to empower local leadership, solidify its grassroots structure, and deliver sustainable peace, national cohesion, democratic governance, and economic development across Upper Nile State and the whole Country.

The SPLM National Secretariat reiterates its commitment to conducting free, fair, and transparent internal processes across all states. The party extends its deepest gratitude to the peace-loving citizens and loyal cadres of Upper Nile State for their warm reception and unwavering dedication to the vision of our founding principles. Under the visionary leadership of Cde. Salva Kiir Mayardit, Chairman of the SPLM and President of the Republic, the SPLM continues to forge ahead as the historic champion of the South Sudanese people, leading the nation into a new era of democratic stability and prosperity.