The three committees formed by Central Equatoria State Governor Augustino Jadallah Wani Kamilo in May to evaluate the revenue, assets, and administrative performance of former governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, on Wednesday submitted their report to the governor.
Addressing journalists at a joint press conference in Juba, Clement Maring Samuel, the deputy chairperson for the committee that evaluated government assets, lands, and properties, said they submitted their findings, observations, and recommendations.
“We have already rendered the report to the governor. And all details that we gathered, the findings, the observations, and the recommendations are all in there,” he said.
Maring however refused to disclose their findings.
“Unless we are authorized by the governor to expose details of the report, we cannot do it by ourselves,” he stated. “He is the legitimate person to give it to the public.”
For his part, Johnson Soka Jada, the chairperson of the committee that investigated administrative issues, also said their report is confidential and can only be made public after authorization from the governor.
“We gathered all the information and we found out all the information that we wanted. Of course, the task is very confidential and cannot be disclosed. Thank God that we managed to find out what is right and what is wrong,” he said. “We have submitted our report to the governor of Central Equatoria State and it is time to take action and put things in order.”
When asked by journalists when the governor will disclose the findings of the report, Simon Kiman, the chairperson of the committee tasked to evaluate the budget, revenue generation, and investments, said Governor Jadalla wanted to understand the state of affairs in Central Equatoria State and he may publicize the reports soon.
He however clarified that the process was not an investigation but a procedure to help the new administration perform its mandate.
“These committees are not investigative. They are to inform the governor on how things can move forward. And I believe in his wisdom he needs a shorter period because if you are given a longer period, it will be forever” Kiman said. “The governor wants to know the state of affairs and exactly how he takes up from where the last administration started. I believe it is to inform him on how he can continue. But of course, here we are not going to be speculative. I would ask you to wait for the governor to disclose the contents of the report because it is in his jurisdiction.”