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[image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49902> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49902> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49902&nom_fichier=article_49902> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49902#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49902#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ February 10, 2014 (JUBA) The governor of South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Rizik Zachariah Hassan has fired his education minister, Moris Yel Akol. *Rizik Zachariah Hassan, Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State (File photo)* Officials told *Sudan Tribune *that Akol, a former finance minister and deputy governor was sacked through gubernatorial order issued on Sunday. Michael Madut Chan, according to the order, becomes the new education minister. Governor Hassan, in separate order, relieved and moved Rita Andrea Tito from the labour, public service and human resources development ministry to the portfolio of an adviser for cooperatives. Also, Monica Sabino Madut, previously an adviser on cooperatives takes over Tito's former ministry. But while no official reason was given, an aide to the governor told *Sudan Tribune* on Sunday that the changes were within his boss's constitutional prerogatives. "These are part of normal changes, which are within the constitutional prerogatives of the governor. Such changes are usually made to allow provision of services to our people by cadres who have demonstrated willingness and commitment to serve with diligent", the aide said by phone from the state capital, Wau. He did not, however, comment on claims by supporters of the ex-education minister and the governor's critics regarding allegations that differences between the two officials could may have caused these changes. Akol may not have publicly shown his ambition for the top job, but commands strong following among his supporters who think he is the best candidate to unseat the current governor. Hassan has been governor since 2010, when his predecessor, Mark Nyipuoc, presently the deputy speaker at the country's Parliament failed to secure the rulinf party (SPLM) approval to become its official nominee for governorship. His political allies and supporters have already started campaigning for him to seek re-election, although he has not revealed whether he intends to stand or not. (ST) -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orNRdO8rA%3DUmdtoE_zxddzK0%2BzaO1fE6pWmp9X%3DrciEdw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
