South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir have failed to agree, delaying the formation of a transitional government of national unity. PHOTO | AFP
The South Sudanese public strongly supported a return to the original 10 states despite Juba officials sticking to 32 or more.
A report by the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC), a 14-member body created under the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, shows fewer people sided with the government position. After receiving 2,261 submissions from the public, it turned out 1,583 of them want South Sudan to return to the 10 states it had at independence in 2011, arguing they could be run better.
