Juba – The chairman of the South Sudan body, monitoring a peace deal, said the warring parties have agreed to share ministerial positions in a transitional government of national unity.
Festus Mogae, Chairman of the body said on Friday in Juba that President Salva Kiir and his rival, former Vice President, Riek Machar, signed an accord to end fighting.
He said going by the accord Kiir’s government would nominate 16 ministers, including the ministers for finance, defence and justice.
“Machar’s SPLM/A will nominate 10 ministers to portfolios such as petroleum and interior which were reserved for his side.
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“Smaller parties will get four slots including the foreign affairs brief and the Cabinet Affairs Ministry,’’ he said.
Mogae said the deal stated that a transitional government would be created for a period of 30 months followed by an election.
He, however did not say when the appointments would be completed. (Reuters/NAN)