The Governor of Western Equatoria state has announced plans to upgrade two Bomas to Payams in Nagero County following an appeal from the locals.
The areas governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba cited,are Bandala and Zomoi Bomas.
He made the remarks while addressing a public rally in Nagero County on Tuesday.
According to him, several villagers requested the upgrading of the Bomas to Payams to create job opportunities and bring services closer to them.
In a social media post, Western Equatoria local media quoted the governor as saying “When I was coming from Tambura to Nagero here, I saw many people and the distance is long. They [villagers ]said they need their places to be Payam and for sure there is a need for Payams in those places.
However, governor Futuyo said he is going to use the right procedures to transform the two areas into Payams.