The governor of South Sudan’s Western Bahr El Ghazal State, Rizig Zachariah Hassan, has issued gubernatorial decree number 8, downsizing the State ministries and newly reshuffling the cabinet, in compliance with the national government reshuffle as directed recently by the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit.

A source confirmed to radio Tamazuj that some ministers, led by the State Information Minister Derik Alfred, have retained their positions, while also new faces appeared.

Last July, 2013, South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir had downsized the national ministries to match with the austerity measures in South Sudan following the oil shut down by the Khartoum government last year.

Photo by Gurtong Media: Governor Rizig Zacharia Hassan (left) during a visit to Wau by President Kiir in late 2011