Rizig Zachariah Hassan, appointed governor of the proposed Lol state, has issued a gubernatorial order appointing six cabinet ministers and a mayor of Raja town.
Governor Rizik, according to the order issued on thursday, appointed Kuol Anyuon Kuol as the state minister of finance, Macham Macham Angui as the state minister of physical infrastructure, Omer Isaak as the minister of education, Mohameden Abakar as the minister of health, Monon Jok Aleu as the state minister of agriculture, and Francis Piol Bol Buk as the state minister of information, youth, culture and sports.
Lol state comprises Raja county of Western Bahr el Ghazal and Aweil West and North counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.