Governor Increases Number of Women in Cabinet With an aim to fulfill the 25 percent women affirmative action, representation in the Cabinet, the state Caretaker Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Kuel Aguer Kuel has appointed at least three women advisors out of the seven advisors to the Governor. 05 January 2015
By Agoth Abraham AWEIL, 3 January 2015 [GURTONG] – In a gubernatorial decree, issued by Kuel Aguer, the appointments are as follows; Monica Achol William Amuoi as state Minister of cabinets Affairs in Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s cabinet. Mary Ayat Unguech, Governor’s advisor on issues dealing with girls’ education in the state Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Ayak Zacharia Ngor, Governor’s advisor on women affairs in the Ministry of Social Development. Santo Ayuel Akuei, Governor’s advisor for sports in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Deng Dhieu Nyiwel, Governor’s advisor in the Ministry of Local Government. Joseph Garang Chan Deng, Governor’s advisor for urban water in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The changes come amidst calls by women and the civil society group for the 25 percent affirmative action be fulfilled as stated in the constitution. Upon her appointment, the newly appointed minister, Monica Achol William, said the move is paramount to the women of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. “This is really a good political momentum to the women of NBGS because it is through their request that made me to be a minister today, without them calling for the additional presentation; I would not have been a Minister.” The recent appointment of the 5 Advisors brings the total number of advisors in the state to 10 while cabinet ministers to a total of 14. Posted in: Home -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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/CAJb14oq7RwazGwDaWPWruCnm-fTtzxb%2BvETcOpZe_0j5H6CcCg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
