The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Tuesday received submissions from representatives of twelve national political parties towards the amendment of the constitution of the Republic of South Sudan.

The committee led by Chairperson, Mr. Gichira Kibara received the written submission in the capital Juba. Mr. Kibara said the submissions will be taken into account during the ongoing deliberation by the Committee on the South Sudan Political Parties Act, 2012. 

The political parties were the African National Congress, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), United South Sudan African Party (USSAP), United Democratic Salvation Front-Mainstream (UDSF-M), National Liberation Party  (NLP) and National Congress Party (NCP). 

Others were Democratic Change Party (DCP), South Sudan Democratic Forum (SSDF), National United Democratic Front (NUDF), United South Sudan Party, South Sudan Democratic Alliance (SSDA) and Sudan African National Union (SANU).