Torit County Council Petitions Land Allotment
The Legislative Council of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State (EES) has petitioned the State Ministry of Housing and Public Utilities to suspend the allotment of land to the public. 26 May 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 26 May [Gurtong] – The Council also asked for clarification on the move for land allotment. A letter dated 20th May 2013, signed by the Torit County Council chairperson’s Ephraim Oromo gives eight (8) reasons for the demand to suspend the allocation of plots at Ikorobo and Tutumore, areas within its authority. Some reasons advanced by the petitioners are that land was taken without consultation with Torit County Legislative Council and discriminatory land allotment method against the legal owners of the land. The Council also cited corrupt tendencies by some individuals who get up to ten plots per person at the expenses of other residents- disregarding or undermining the rights of others. “A demand to offer employment opportunities for host community of the Torit as the state capital is another issue,” the petition states. “They also demanded to see the master plan of Torit,” a source told Gurtong. A copy of the petition letter has been sent to the state governor, the minister of Public Administration and Internal Affairs, President of the High Court, Head of Legal Administration Torit County, the Legal Advisor of Torit County, State Commissioner of Police and National Security. The Torit County Commissioner German Charles has however dismissed the petition, terming it as illegal since the county council lacks necessary legislation tools such as the Business Code of Conduct to regulate its affairs. According to the Commissioner, surveys and allotments of plots in Torit town are ongoing but warned residents against fraudsters selling illegal forms without notice of the relevant authorities. He stressed that government transactions especially leasing department must issue official valid government receipts. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo%3D%3DxjJHKFu49nSfnoRCH98rQz%2BnJ8hiUJDkc%3Dav1j7qw%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
