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Clergy describes as ‘disturbing’ postponed Pope’s visit
A clergy has said he was shocked by the sudden postponement of Pope Francis to South Sudan after he said the church has gone far with the preparations.
The Vatican Friday announced Pope Francis postponed his Apostolic Journey to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office was cited by the Vatican News as saying the Holy Father is undergoing knee treatment.
“At the request of his doctors, and in order not to jeopardize the results of the therapy that he is undergoing for his knee, Pope Francis has been forced to postpone. With regret, his Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo and to South Sudan, planned for 2 to 7 July, to a later date to be determined,” Bruno said.
When contacted on the development, the Secretary General of the South Sudan Catholic Bishops said he learned it in the media.
Clergy Suleiman Boll describes the news as shocking to everyone.
“I’m also shocked to see it in the media. We will have a meeting. And of course, it is shocking for everybody because we have gone far with the preparations.”
“I don’t know how people will respond to it, it will be discouraging.”
Pope Francis’ visit to South Sudan was announced in 2019.
Since then, the exact date for his visit was never fixed until recently in May.
27 former CES officials to face forceful eviction
The Central Equatoria government has ordered for the eviction of former constitutional post holders from the state-owned houses.
According to a letter dated 7th of June, seen by Eye Radio, the state Minister of Cabinet Affairs, notified 27 officials to vacate immediately.
‘It’s true, I have notified the legal administration in Central Equatoria to affect the eviction of former government officials who have defied all our notices to them to vacate all the government offices, We started engaging with them since 2021 April, and they kept defying the eviction,” Wayi Godwill Edward, who is also the Chairperson of the Eviction Committee confirmed to Eye Radio.
Those ordered include former governors and ministers of the state.
They include Agustino Jadall Wani, the former governor of Jubek state and David Lokonga, the former governor of Yei River state.
Others are Peter Kenyi, the former Speaker of Jubek State; Semir Khamis, the former Mayor of Juba and six other former state ministers.
The state also ordered the removal of three former commissioners of police and prisons as well as former Director General of the Ministry of Roads.
The family of a late journalist and the director of South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation have also been affected.
Wayi Godwill Edward, who is also the Chairperson of the Eviction Committee in the state, granted the officials only one month to leave the state house property.
“We started engaging with them since 2021 in April, and they kept defying the call,” Edward cited the reason for the eviction.
The state government houses are in different areas, including Amarat, Mwozifin, Jerusalem, Jalaba, Tejariya, Buluk, and Cinema.