The Northern Bahr al Ghazal parliament has passed a vote to remove the State Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Anguei Diing Diing for not showing up to work.
Anguei was appointed by Caretaker Governor Kuel Aguer in October 2014 but the parliament said he has been absent most of the time since his appointment sppending nearly a year in the capital Juba.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, the state assembly’s spokesman Achak Thiep Thiep confirmed that the assembly voted to remove the minister, saying he was summoned several times but never showed up.
Thiep said they are now waiting for acting state governor Salva Chol Ayat to decree the dismissal of the minister. He added that the assembly followed constitutional procedures in dismissing Anguei.