Badagbu noted that peace is slowly returning to the State after an unsettled year of ethnic conflict, crime, and displacement.

By Emmanuel Mandella

The Acting Governor of Western Equatoria State, Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa, has reaffirmed his commitment to restoring security and peace in the state.

Addressing a congregation at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Yambio on Palm Sunday, Badagbu noted that peace is slowly returning to the State after an unsettled year of ethnic conflict, crime, and displacement.

“There’s no more sound of gunshots at night and no more burning of houses. We are going to protect you and your land.”

“We want to restore the dignity of Western Equatoria State’s people through peace, unity, and love,” Badagbu declared.

His remarks come at a time when the state is recovering from a wave of insecurity and intercommunal violence that engulfed parts of Greater Tombura Counties of Tombura, Ezo, and Nagero, which have been the hot spots of inter-communal violence.

Since the dismissal of former Governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba in February by presidential decree, the political climate in Western Equatoria has been tense.

However, Badagbu said his administration has taken steps to restore law and order, including the arrest of more than 15 suspects involved in recent crimes such as nighttime robberies and motorbike theft.

“We are peacemakers; you have gathered in such large numbers because we are living in peace, working in peace, and even sleeping in peace,” he added.

However, the acting governor urged citizens not to lose hope as his administration is trying its best to restore permanent peace in the state.

“Now, it needs all of us to light the light of love, peace, forgiveness, and unity working together, speaking the truth as one people to protect our land. There is no room for war in our state anymore,” he said,

“We want to restore the dignity of Western Equatoria State’s people through peace, unity, and love,” Daniel Badagbu, Acting Governor of Western Equatoria State.