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By Julius N. Uma November 29, 2011 (AWEIL) — A joint sitting of lawmakers in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal legislative assembly last week passed the state draft transitional constitution during its third reading, after nearly two weeks of deliberations. Aguer Wol Aguer, the Northern Bahr el Ghazal assembly speaker, November 25, 2011 (J. Uma ST)The resolutions of the draft fundamental law will later be forwarded to state government for further consultations before it’s sent to the Justice Ministry in Juba, the South Sudan capital. The 82-page document, a copy of which was seen by Sudan Tribune, comprises of 13 parts, sub-divided into various chapters and schedules. “We are not sure how long the process will take before this transitional constitution is officially passed by our Parliament. It will depend on the decision taken by the justice ministry,” the speaker of Northern Bahr el Ghazal Aguer Wol Aguer said last week. All state constitutions are expected to be passed before the end of this year as per instructions reportedly issued from the country’s justice ministry. Among the key issues amended, according to Aguer, was limitation attached to the numbers of state advisors and that lawmakers resolve that the state governor can only convene, summon, adjourn or prorogue the state legislative assembly with the agreement of the speaker. "The Governor of the State may appoint a limited number of experienced and professional advisors and define their functions," stipulates part 6, chapter 2(105) of the draft constitution. Meanwhile the speaker urged the media to play fundamental role in creating awareness among the public on the draft transitional constitution, adding that plans are underway to translate the law into different local language within the state. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
