The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is hopeful over the South Sudanese ceasefire agreement inked in Addis Ababa last Thursday.
In an interview with Walta TV, IGAD Special Envoy Advisor on South Sudan, Daniel Yifru said that the previous ceasefire agreement reached between South Sudanese rival 3wsafctions including the one made in 2015 were not hold as the two parties “lack political commitment.”
But, according to him, the deal reached last Thursday after much pressure from IGAD and International community against President Kirr and opposition leader Reik Machar to come to terms, it will be effective.
He said that the deal will be effective because, unlike before all rival factions are involved in the deal.
He said that it is too early to say that the ceasefire is breached as the military leaders from top to down are not fully informed of the deal agreed to be implemented with 72 hours from last Thursday.
The Advisor also noted that observers drawn from IGAD member states will be deployed to South Sudan to assess whether the ceasefire got hold and subsequently the envoy will visit the area in person.
Ethiopia, which was involved in the politics of South Sudan since conflict broke out shortly after its independence, has played significant role in brokering peace by pushing rivals to sign a deal including the one made on last Thursday.