We Stand With Those Who Stand for Freedom
The South Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance (SSFDA) extends its full and unwavering solidarity to the democratic opposition in Uganda, particularly to Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) and the courageous members of the National Unity Platform (NUP). In the face of relentless intimidation, state surveillance, and violence, Bobi Wine and his colleagues have continued to speak truth to power and to demand a future built on justice, dignity, and accountability. We recognize in their struggle a mirror of our own—and we say clearly: your fight is our fight.
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Pressoffice SSFDA
6/10/20252 min read
In Solidarity with the Democratic Opposition in Uganda
Date: 10 June 2025
From: Office of the Press Secretary
To: Citizens of South Sudan, the Ugandan Opposition, and Regional Democratic Movements
We Stand With Those Who Stand for Freedom
The South Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance (SSFDA) extends its full and unwavering solidarity to the democratic opposition in Uganda, particularly to Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) and the courageous members of the National Unity Platform (NUP).
In the face of relentless intimidation, state surveillance, and violence, Bobi Wine and his colleagues have continued to speak truth to power and to demand a future built on justice, dignity, and accountability. We recognize in their struggle a mirror of our own—and we say clearly: your fight is our fight.
Shared Pain, Shared Struggle
Here in South Sudan, we know the machinery of repression all too well. The so-called National Security Service (NSS)—a regime-backed apparatus of surveillance, torture, and fear—is not a national protector, but an enforcer of tyranny. Political offices are raided, journalists harassed, and civil society organizations crushed. These are not isolated incidents—they are the architecture of dictatorship.
In Uganda, party offices are raided.
In South Sudan, dissidents are disappeared.
In both cases, authoritarian regimes treat freedom as a threat—and respond with coercion instead of dialogue.
The Question of Elections Without Freedom
South Sudan is officially scheduled to hold elections in 2026. But how can any election be free and fair when:
The press is muzzled,
The opposition is criminalized,
The streets are patrolled by fear instead of law?
An election in name alone is not democracy.
It is a performance of legitimacy by a regime that fears the people’s voice.
A Vision for Regional Dignity and Respect
SSFDA envisions excellent, peaceful relations with all of our neighbors—Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, the DRC, and the Central African Republic. This means:
Respect for sovereign borders,
Respect for each nation’s right to defend itself,
And above all, respect for the rights of citizens to speak, organize, and vote without fear.
True regional security is not built with spies and armed squads. It is built with free people, accountable governments, and democratic institutions that serve the nation—not the ruling elite.
To the People of Uganda:
Your resilience inspires us.
Your courage strengthens us.
Your struggle will not be forgotten.
We believe in a future where the borders between our nations are peaceful—and the politics within them are principled. The tyrants may try to divide us, but freedom unites us across rivers, languages, and histories.
