The South Sudan National Police Service spokesperson James Monday Enoka has been appointed Gbudwe State Police Commissioner.

Enoka worked as the South Sudan police spokesperson since 2012.

James is replaced by Brigadier Daniel Justin Boulo, who is said to have worked for 25 years in different police departments, including most recently in the office of the inspector-general of police.

Boulo is deputized by Colonel Felix Charles Ali Bilal, who is said to have a degree in law and a diplomat in police science.

The outgoing spokesperson advised the new staff to cooperate with the media hoping that the two will improve the foundation that he laid.

The new spokesperson Justin said, “I will do my best to see in to it that what James has being doing, we will follow the same route as well expecting your cooperation to lead us all together serve our public by giving them right information in a right time.”

For his part, James Monday, former police spokesman has appreciated the cordial cooperation between the media and police. “I urge you to offer him good cooperation that we have offered me.”

Gbudwe State is one of 28 states created by President Salva Kiir by decree but challenged as unconstitutional by a coalition of opposition parties. The country's constitution says that there are only 10 states.

Monitors of the peace agreement have called the creation of the 28 states a “violation” of the peace agreement. Salva Kiir says the 28 states are the demand of the people.

Gbudwe State consists of Anzara, Yambio, Ezo, Tambura and Nagero counties, with its capital at Yambio.