Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
Writer: Ochaya Jackson
A Facebook page bearing the name Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth in a post on Thursday claimed that the 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS) has not allocated positions to the agreement’s signatories.
“There is no provision which talk about the allocation of positions in accordance with the provisions of the revitalized peace agreement. The agreement, of course, talks of the sharing of power,” reads part of the claim paragraph.

Screenshot of the Facebook claim
Facts:
Chapter 1 of the agreement established the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU), which was formed in 2020 and composed of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) under President Salva Kiir, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) under Dr. Riek Machar, the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Former Detainees (FDs), and Other Political Parties (OPP), all of which are signatories to the agreement.
Besides, article 1.5 of chapter 1 outlined the structure of the executive of the R-TGoNU, which is headed by President Salva Kiir under SPLM, deputised by the First Vice President (now suspended) Riek Machar under SPLM-IO, followed by four vice presidents nominated by the incumbent (under SPLM), SSOA, TGoNU (under Taban Deng Ghai), and FDs.
All positions at the executive were allocated according to the revitalised agreement under power-sharing arrangements, both at the national and state levels, including the legislatures.
On the other hand, the page also stated that President Kiir is the final authority to appoint and dismiss government officials, including the First Vice President.
“President Salva Kiir Mayardit is the final authority that appoints and fires officials from positions and has the power to dismiss the First Vice President,” the page asserted.
211 Check reviewed the peace agreement chapters and found that section 1.6.2.4 of chapter 1 empowers President Salva Kiir to appoint and preside over the swearing into office of the First Vice President, and the Vice Presidents, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
Context:
In a statement issued two weeks ago by the Ministry of ICT and Postal Services, it distanced Minister Michael Makuei Lueth from the Facebook pages and termed them as “forged accounts” and asserted that Makuei does not have any official Facebook.
“The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services would like to inform the general public that the Facebook acounts created in the name of Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth are all forged accounts therefore they are considered invalid and fake accounts,” reads part of the press statement issued by the ICT Ministry on the 1st of October 2025.
“Minister Makuei doesn’t have any Facebook account rather, he communicates through the official channels of the government. Thus, you’re urged to disregard any writtings posted on the Facebook accounts claiming to be Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth,” it adds.
Conclusion:
The Facebook page bearing the name Hon. Micheal Makuei is not only fake but also involved in peddling misleading information about the provisions in the revitalised peace agreement.
The page misrepresented the Minister of ICT and Postal Services, Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth, who does not have an official Facebook account.
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