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A new twist has been added to lingering inter-govermental squabbles in South Sudan, as the President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has vowed not to “authorise the formation of local governments” until the proposed visit of Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua in January 2021.<\/p>\n

A senior government official who spoke with “Sudans Post”,
\nstated that Mayardit would not agree to further actions on the contentious issue \u2013 even if the parties completed the requisite nomination process \u2013 until the planned visit of the prominent cleric in January next year.<\/p>\n

“The president does not intend to authorize the formation of states and local governments in 2020. TB Joshua will visit this country in January, and after this, the local governments will be formed,” the official, who is involved in the power-sharing negotiations, explained.<\/p>\n

It would not be Joshua\u2019s first visit to South Sudan after the cleric was personally received by President during a visit to the East African nation in November 2019, where he led the President and government officials in prayer for peace.<\/p>\n

“Time has come for us to put our differences behind us,” Joshua told the thousands of South Sudanese who gathered to hear his message at the Presidential Palace in Juba.<\/p>\n

“This is the voice of God. Our leaders should overcome their division and agree to work together for the good of the country,” he insisted.<\/p>

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“If I am a prophet, this will not go without fulfilment,” Joshua boldly declared, then leading the troubled nation in prayer for peace.<\/p>\n

In his comments that day, Mayardit revealed: “We have come a long distance searching for peace. Now that the man of God, Prophet TB Joshua, has come to South Sudan, I believe peace is at the corner.”<\/p>\n

Three months later, the historic peace agreement was signed, ending the civil war which ravaged the world\u2019s youngest country since 2013 after a fall-out between President Mayardit and his Vice President Riek Machar.<\/p>\n

Last month, a letter to TB Joshua written by President Mayardit, acknowledging the pastor\u2019s role in bringing peace to the war-torn nation, surfaced online.<\/p>\n

Other African Presidents to have visited his popular church in Lagos, Nigeria included Tanzanian President John Magufuli, the late Ghanaian leader John Atta Mills, former Malawian President Joyce Banda and Liberia\u2019s President George Weah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new twist has been added to lingering inter-govermental squabbles in South Sudan, as the President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has vowed not to “authorise the formation of local governments” until the proposed visit of Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua in January 2021. new twist has been added to lingering inter-govermental squabbles in South Sudan, as the President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has vowed not to “authorise the formation of local governments” until the proposed visit of Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua in January 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":44682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-44681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Sudan Suspends Formation Of Local Governments Until TB Joshua's Visit - 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