Businessman Ayii Duang Ayii, is threatening to sue the South Sudan government at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for what is being described as USD 1.05 billion owed to him by Juba.
The owner and operator of South Supreme Airlines, claims that his company has been providing transport and logistics services to the Juba government for years and now it is time for him to get paid.
It seems the already troubled South Sudan has been dilly-dallying with the unpaid debt owed to Ayii Duang and his associates, something which prompts the airline operator to seek justice overseas.
It is also being reported that the South Supreme foods a subsidiary of the South Supreme Airlines has also been supplying subsidized food commodities and fuel products to some government institutions of Juba.
In 2024 the National Legislative Assembly Committee in South Sudan summoned Ayii Duang to face the house and disclose to the members which government institution had requested such services, but the businessman did not comply.
Reports from Juba indicate that there have been some leaked documents circulating online showing exchange of communication between the South Supreme Airlines and the South Sudanese Ministry of Finance.
Ayii would later admit that the circulated documents were genuine and that the leaked cheques were related to claims from the company for the provision of food and air transport services to the Juba government.
The controversial businessman, Ayii Duang Ayii has thus given the Juba State House an ultimatum of settling the accumulated USD 1.05 billion debt within two weeks or he will drag them to the International Court.
The investor claims that his air transport company, the South Supreme Airlines, together with other international business partners are demanding to be paid the money owed to them by the government of South Sudan, the sum which has so far accumulated into huge debts that need to be cleared promptly.
He is now preparing files ready for the International Criminal Court (ICC) lawsuit in the Hague.
But there is more trouble brewing between Ayii Duang Ayii and Juba.’
In recent weeks has also been struggling with the South Sudan’s National Prison Service over the closure of his Private Kidney hospital, a move taken due to conflicts over land ownership.
South Sudan Supreme Airlines is a South Sudanese airline that began operations in September 2013. The airline was formed using the fleet of Feeder Airlines, which operated two Fokker 50A’s. As of May 2014, the airline had regularly scheduled flights three times a week between Juba and Entebbe.