Category: Politics

Local leaders in Manyo County demand freezing of oil revenue account

Community leaders in Manyo County are calling for the immediate freezing of the area development account after the Commissioner dismissed the chairman and two members of the 3 % oil share revenue committee

On Sunday, Commissioner Peter Awon Adong sacked Ibrahim Ajageng, the community chairperson alongside Musa Ali and one other.

In the order dated 21s of February 2023, Awon said he made the decision following a consultation with the community members.

In response, the community representatives wrote to the Upper state governor, stating that the commissioner’s order was unilateral.

According to the letter, dated March 3rd, 2023, the community leaders said the commissioner dismissed the individuals after they protested alleged misuse of the fund.

They described the move as illegal and demanded that the community development bank account be frozen until the matter is resolved.

The dismissed chairman of the Committee, Ibrahim Ajageng spoke to Eye Radio Wednesday.

” The commissioner did not mention in his order  any reason for the dismissal, he didn’t mention anything, but some days back we disagreed on some issues,

“He come up with his law to regulate the work of the Committee and gave himself 30% of the fund which we rejected.”

When Eye Radio contacted, the commissioner of Manyo County Peter Awon Odhong says he has not yet seen the community’s press release that was issued since last week.

” I have not yet got the letter.  If I get it I will be in a position to respond to you,’ he  said.

In February this year, the government of Upper Nile State resolved that all the counties in the state will benefit from the three per cent of oil revenues allocated to oil-producing areas in the state.

 

Defects in security sector not govt policy to abuse citizens -Elia

The weaknesses in the country’s security sector should not be interpreted as a government policy to abuse its citizens, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro the Minister of Cabinet Affairs has said.

The official said the country with the improper security sector is still building institutions from zero.

He was commenting on the yearly reports by the UN Human Rights Council about the continuous human rights violations in the country where violators go unpublished.

Dr. Martin Elia described South Sudan as a “nascent” country, which is still establishing itself.

“This country is nascent, it is a new country, and doesn’t have a properly established security sector that we are still building even the unified force,” he said.

“We expect certain weaknesses in the system, and those weaknesses should not be construed to be a government policy to abuse its own citizens after a long, long period of liberation,” he added

Last month, the UN Human Rights Council for South Sudan called on the  leaders to end attacks on civilians and prioritize peaceful and just transition.

The commission said it for years documented repeated human rights violations and it is still shocked by the sexual violence and continuing attacks against civilians.

It added that extrajudicial killings also continued, implicating senior State officials, who have enjoyed impunity even where the crimes have been caught on camera.

 

 

Cabinet okays drafting of permanent constitution to start

The Council of Ministers has given a green light to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to commence the processes involving the drafting of a permanent constitution of South Sudan.

This followed a presentation by the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Ruben Madol yesterday.

“It was deliberated upon and the cabinet adopted. They approved the presentation and the Minister of Justice is authorized to operationalize it,” Michael Makuei, the unity government spokesperson said.

Makuei said the exercise has begun and will take a year to complete, but warned, the completion may delay or finish earlier depending on the progress made.

“The process is starting now, and it is likely to end on February 24, 2024. So, it is a process and its time depends on the progress made. If there is no progress, it may delay, or if there is real progress it may finish earlier”

According to him, the process will commence with reconstituting the defunct National Constitutional Amendment Committee, forming a Constitutional Drafting Committee, and a Preparatory Sub-committee.

He said the constitution drafting committee will begin the work after the necessary preparations are put in place.

While the Preparatory Sub-Committee ensures the transactions and businesses of the National Constitutional Review Committee.

The minister added that once the constitution is drafted, it will be submitted to the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry before it is subjected to a national conference.

The national conference that will draw 120 South Sudanese will then look at it before it is tabled at the parliament.

Before passing the bill, the official said, the national parliament will be transformed into a constituent assembly to deliberate the document.

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