MPs Boycott Session In Lakes State Parliament Lawmakers in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state on Friday boycotted a session to protest against a decision taken by the Caretaker Governor. 23 June 2015
By Gabriel Mayom RUMBEK, June 19, 2015 [Gurtong] - On Wednesday, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol issued a decree relieving Speaker Baipath Majuec Rilpuou for resons not known yet. The Governor went ahead to appoint the Deputy Speaker to take up the Speakers’ position in an acting capacity. Shadrack Bol Machok, MP representing Wulu constituency Number 10 said they boycotted the sitting because the Speakers removal was not done in order. Members of Parliament in the state have raised concerns over the decision taken by the Caretaker Governor calling it unconstitutional. “The Caretaker Governor’s decision to remove the Speaker is unacceptable and not to be tolerated anymore like other mistakes he does to the state. That is against the constitution of Lakes State 2011 and South Sudan constitution. A speaker can never be removed by a decree of a Governor whatever the circumstances" said Hon Malek Machut of Cueibet County. Baipath remains our legitimate speaker" echoed another legislator from Cueibet, Hon. Ayen Mayen. Lakes State has had a number of Speakers since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in 2005. 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/CAJb14oos1U%3Dgh-gapSu7uF5VGyB3%2BtwStmD%2BpM%2BT7nYz3w3yOg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
