Northern Bahr el Ghazal Legislative Assembly Speaker Axed
The Speaker of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Legislative Assembly Aguer Wol Aguer has been removed from office following the formation of a new government. 20 July 2012 By Agoth Abraham JUBA, 20 July 2012 [Gurtong] – Aguer told the press Wednesday that the decision of the state parliament to remove him and dissolve the assembly leadership was ‘unprocedural.’ He was axed together with committee chairpersons in a disputed vote last Tuesday. The Acting Speaker Achol William Amuoi, who was Aguer's deputy, said the dissolution of the state parliament's leadership was long overdue. "The members rejected the Speaker’s proposal that the matter be adjourned for another sitting, hence the new dispensation”, said Amuoi. The positions of the Speaker, his deputy and chairpersons of committees were declared vacant following the passage of an urgent resolution calling for immediate dissolution of the house. The vacant committees include finance, health, education, physical infrastructure, member affairs, security and public order, legal affairs and human rights, gender and social welfare, peace and good governance, among others. Speaker Aguer told journalists that he attempted in vain to convince the house to conduct an organised session during which members would follow all constitutionally required procedures compatible with the Assembly in conducting business. No written resolution was released to the media or public offices for verification on the dissolution of the house. Posted in: Home, Governance -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
