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By Philip Thon Aleu
May 31, 2011 (BOR) – The commissioner of Jonglei state’s Pochala
county Okello Didimo Oriek has resigned, after enduring low approval
ratings from the community, Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang Juuk said on
Tuesday in the state capital, Bor in South Sudan.
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Former commissioner of Pochala, Okello Didimo, addresses a rally at
the county Headquarters in South Sudan. November 29, 2010 (ST)
“There was expression of discontent by the population in the
commissioner,” said Jonglei state governor Manyang at a monthly
inter-agency meeting at Jonglei’s council of ministers.
“The commissioner resigned and we have accepted his resignation. We
commend the spirit with which he conducted himself,” governor Manyang
added, without disclosing what caused Okello to leave office.
Pochala county is one of the 11 counties of Jonglei state that is not
accessible by road from state capital Bor much of the year. A visit of
Jonglei state officials to Pochola on November 29, last year was met
with protests from school children who held banners demanding the
state government to construct roads, build a secondary school and
provide a mobile telephone network.
In early May, local protests were reported against Okello, describing
him as a man who doesn’t listen to citizens.
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South Sudan school children ask Jonglei state government to respond to
their demands. Novermber 29, 2010 (ST)
Road construction between Akobo and Pochala has commenced according to
state official today at a meeting today. The inter-agency forum that
brings international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN
agencies and the Jonglei state government sits once in a month to
review progress made after previous meeting. It is co-chaired by the
directorate of South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission
(SSRRC) and the Jonglei state governor.
During the Tuesday meeting in Bor governor Manyang talked of improved
security situation in Fangak and Pigi counties in the northern part of
Jonglei state where the South Sudan army (SPLA) has been battling
renegade Gen. George Athor.
Athor launched a rebellion against the South Sudan government after he
lost the gubernatorial election against Manyang in April 2010. Peace
talks have so far failed to find a resolution to the conflict.
At the meeting governor Manyang announced his intention to visit the
recovering counties in the near future.
He also revealed that forces loyal to Gen. Gabriel Tanginya who
clashed at Kaldak with the SPLA have begun to integrate into the
southern military. In April the SPLA claimed that they had killed 57
of Tanginya’s forces in clashes that occurred while his forces were
supposed to be integrating into the Southern army.
The NGOs present at the meeting committed themselves to continue
support in areas of need particularly on humanitarian issues.
(ST)
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