South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday issued a series of republican decrees affecting changes of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) officials in the Government of Jonglei State.
The decrees announce the relief and appointment of several state ministers, members of independent commissions, and a county commissioner, as part of ongoing administrative restructuring.
The relieved state ministers included Simon Hoth Duol, Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement, Malual Gabriel Kon, Minister of Peace Building, Thon Lual Aor, Minister of Cooperative and Rural Development, and William Kuol Chuol, Minister of Gender and Social Welfare.
Also relieved are Jacob Lony Mai, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commissio,n and Deng Aruei, Deputy Chairpersonof the HIV/AIDS Commissio.n.
Juach Arok Juach, the commissioner of Twic East County, was also fired.
Kiir then appointed Maker Dak Deng as the Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement, Alier John Panchol as Minister of Peacebuilding, Manyall RiekRial as Minister of Roads and Bridges, Abraham Thon Kuany as Minister of Cooperative and Rural Development, and Elijah Mayian Lul as the Minister of Gender and Social Welfare.
The president also appointed Duoth Nhial Chan as the Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Jok Jacob Tit as Deputy Chairperson, HIV/AIDS Commission, and Magok Mabiei Magok as the commissioner of Twic East County.