The national parliament in Juba ‘came to a halt’ on Wednesday after a row between the Speaker Manasseh Magok Rundial and MPs who objected to his selection of 18 new committee heads.
Some members of the ruling SPLM party were angered by the fact that speaker Manasseh Magok Rundial failed to consult with chief whip Tulio Adongi Ayaha before he made the committee appointments last week, reported Voice of America.
The opposition chief whip and acting minority leader Andrew Okony also joined in the dissent, objecting that the new chairs have previously headed other committees.
“A lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity said the speaker met Wednesday morning with several parliamentary officials to try to resolve the crisis, but failed to find a way out of the impasse,” VOA reported.
File photo: Members of parliament, June 2014
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