The Commissioner of Arroyo County in Aweil State Arkanjelo Uchu Dechak says he is unable to execute his duties as a commissioner due to the lack of a vehicle.
After presidential decrees dividing up South Sudan’s states and counties into smaller units, many state and county governments are left without budgets, equipment or sometimes even offices or vehicles for their top executives.
The former Aweil Centre County has been divided into Arroyo and Bar Mayen counties.
Arkanjelo says a vehicle that belonged to the former Aweil Centre County was given to a new county commissioner of Bar Mayen during assets distribution and that he remains without a car even to coordinate government activities in his area.
“I remain with the office and chairs only. Nothing else,” said the local official.
Speaking from the state capital Aweil, where he is stranded, he said, “Even today I want to go back to the county but I don’t have any vehicle. I beg anyone or even public transport I can pay and go with them.”
“I think that there is no hope or any information because even I went to the office of the governor but no information about the new vehicles,” he stressed.
“That is a problem so for me I don’t mind because it is a general situation in South Sudan not me alone that is why am taking it easy. Arkanjelo called for help either from the government or any individual who sympathize with him.
Separately, the commissioner also said that some parts on roads linking his county and the state capital through Awada have been washed by rains. He called on Africa Kongdai road construction company to maintain the road.
“The road from Aweil to Arroyo and from Arroyo to Awada also has a problem because the water crossed a small bridge and if it continues raining it will destroy the road,” Uchu said.