President Salva Kiir has appointed his senior advisor as the chairperson of the National Transitional Committee (NTC), replacing Tut Gatluak after dissolving the body and reconstituting a new 11-member committee tasked with overseeing the peace process.

The announcement came through a Republican order read on state TV SSBC yesterday.

The dissolved NTC was originally established to supervise the implementation of the peace agreement saw the removal of its Chairperson, Tut Gatluak Manime, and other key members.

The other members such as Stephen Par Kuol, the Deputy Chairperson and Minister of Peacebuilding, and Angelina Teny, the Minister of Interior.

The newly reconstituted NTC includes prominent appointments to lead the completion of the remaining phases of the peace agreement.

Key figures include Gen. Kuol Manyang Juuk, Presidential Advisor, as Chairperson, Ambassador Chol Mawut Ajongo as Deputy Chairperson Peacebuilding Miniters Stephen Par Kuol, as Secretary and Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel as Member

Other members comprise ministers of key portfolios, including Finance and Planning, Defense and Veteran Affairs, Interior, Agriculture and Food Security, and Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, as well as the Director-General of the Internal Security Bureau.

The reconstituted committee has been tasked with finalizing security arrangements, completing phase two of the peace agreement’s security arrangements before the extended transitional period ends.

The committee will prepare and execute a budget for the remaining activities of the security arrangements.

The additional duties for the committee will undertake tasks directed by the Presidency and co-opting additional members when necessary.

The committee will provide monthly updates to the Presidency on progress.