𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐈𝐑 By Wani Micheal Dear President Kiir, As you prepare to issue the long awaited Presidential Decree to illegal and unconstitutional remove First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and his other cabinet ministers who’re his allies in detention and those in the bushes of South Sudan like Hon. Puot Kang as the Minister of Petroleum and others. Rest assured that there’ll be backlash from the region and the International Community. Mr. President, those cartels and conmen around you wants you to dig your grave deeper and deeper. The current situation is absolutely different from the 2016 SPLM-IO Coup led by Taban Deng Gai. Your government invested heavily in buying some regional powers and lied to them that keeping Dr. Riek Machar in South Africa was the best option for peace. They listened to your government and accepted the proposal. However, a year later they realized that the option is not variable because the conflict or the fighting was basically becoming endless. They also realized that Dr. Riek has his loyal supporters who’re ready to die for him, lastly, they realized that Dr. Riek is a key principal or stakeholder in ending the 2016 crisis. Mr. President, I would like to remind you that the IGAD Head of States summit issued a communique calling on your government to release Dr. Riek and other political prisoners. The Africa Union Commission Chairperson just recently released the same statement calling on your government to release all political detainees. The UNSC did the same but all these calls were basically ignored by your government. The institution created by the Peace Agreement to oversee the implementation of the RARCISS urged your government to release Dr. Riek Machar and other political detainees. They also demanded the Parties to return to the table and dialogue on these issues. The RJMEC Chairman wrote a specific letter to you indicating the serious challenges and difficulties facing the RARCISS implementation with clear actions required out of your government. The most fundamental aspect of all these communications from the regional and international institutions is the call for DIALOGUE. They demanded that Parties to the RARCISS should return to the table and resolve these issues amicably through dialogue. It seems your government has chosen the hardest way or line of no dialogue, you’re determined to pursue the military option. Remember, you kept on promising the nation that you won’t take them back to war. Apparently, your stubborn government has imposed another senseless war on the innocent people of South Sudan. Mr. President, they won’t tell you the truth that your name has been for far long considered to be sanctioned for your role in contributing to the endless conflict in South Sudan. Any miscalculated move by you will eventually give the sanction committee an opportunity to justify their sanctions on you. Remember, almost most of your close family members are sanctioned. It was basically to send a signal to you that you’re not an exception to the sanctions. When you decide to remove Dr. Riek Machar from his position without the due processes anticipated by the RARCISS will eventually tantamount to collapse of the Peace Agreement. You know very well that they’re basically two key principals to the Peace Agreement and you’ve detained the other key principal. Remember, the legitimacy of your government is derived from the Peace Agreement. Without it, there’s absolutely no legitimacy. Lastly, the SPLA-IO in the bushes will have a justify reason to mobilized themselves militarily to fight your government. Unfortunately, there’ll be increasing violence in the Country and bloodshed. Dialogue doesn’t cost lives but save the situation!