Ambassador General Makur was a “patriot, champion of peace”, says JMEC
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) said it has received the demise of Ambassador General Andrew Makur Thou “with utter shock and deep sorrow”.
In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission described Ambassador Makur as “a patriot and a champion of peace.”
“Ambassador General Makur was a patriot, a champion of peace and indeed a key pillar in the 2015 Peace Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS), where he was a participant in the signing of the Agreement as an Eminent Personality,” the statement read in part.
Ambassador General Makur died on Tuesday in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
He was a Member of JMEC as well the chair of the JMEC Security Working Committee.
“His sober and honest contributions to the Commission and to the entire South Sudan Peace process will undoubtedly be missed,” said JMEC.
“During this difficult time of mourning, the JMEC Chairperson, H.E Festus Mogae, Deputy Chairperson Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge and the entire JMEC fraternity wish to send heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Ambassador General Makur.”
