Communication Office

PRESS RELEASE

(For Immediate Publication)

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018, Juba, South Sudan

JMEC mourns the demise of Ambassador General Andrew Makur Thou

It is with utter shock and deep sorrow that the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has learnt of the demise of Ambassador General Andrew Makur Thou.

Until his passing on Tuesday in Khartoum, Ambassador General Makur was a Member of JMEC, and the Chairperson of the JMEC Security Working Committee.

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.

His sober and honest contributions to the Commission and to the entire South Sudan Peace process will undoubtedly be missed.

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.

May the Almighty God give his family the strength to bear the loss and the wisdom to understand His will.

May the Almighty God rest his soul in everlasting peace.

ENDS