{"id":51,"date":"2026-06-18T07:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=51"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:12:53","slug":"president-kiir-presides-over-sspdf-command-handover-at-bilpam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir Presides Over SSPDF Command Handover at Bilpam"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"792\" src=\"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/73905bdd-56cc-4a69-86f0-a75bef6c500a.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/73905bdd-56cc-4a69-86f0-a75bef6c500a.webp 1200w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/73905bdd-56cc-4a69-86f0-a75bef6c500a-300x198.webp 300w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/73905bdd-56cc-4a69-86f0-a75bef6c500a-1024x676.webp 1024w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/73905bdd-56cc-4a69-86f0-a75bef6c500a-768x507.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Juba, May 7, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit today witnessed the official handover of command of the South Sudan People&rsquo;s Defence Forces (SSPDF) at Bilpam Military Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony marked the transition of leadership from General Dr. Paul Nang Majok to General Santino Deng Wol as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the leadership and ranks, President Kiir called for unity of command, discipline, and close coordination across all security institutions. He stressed that a professional and united army remains central to safeguarding peace, stability, and national unity.<\/p>\n<p>The President urged all officers to serve with integrity, commitment, and a clear sense of duty to the people of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Defence, General Chol Thon Balok, pledged full support to the new leadership and reaffirmed the Government&rsquo;s focus on reforming and strengthening the military.<\/p>\n<p>General Santino Deng Wol expressed gratitude for the trust placed in him and committed to enhancing operational readiness, professionalism, and effectiveness within the SSPDF.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Chief of Defence Forces, General Dr. Paul Nang Majok, thanked the President for the opportunity to serve and pledged continued support to ensure a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony underscored a clear message: a united, disciplined, and professional military is essential to securing lasting peace and stability in South Sudan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba, May 7, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit today witnessed the official handover of command of the South Sudan People&rsquo;s Defence Forces (SSPDF) at Bilpam Military Headquarters.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}