President Salva Kiir. (Photo: Office of the President).

President Salva Kiir has dissolved and reconstituted the Board of Directors of the Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet).

This was through a Republican decree read on the state-run SSBC last evening.

The dissolved board members included the Minister of Presidential Affairs as the board Chairperson, the Minister of Petroleum as Deputy Chairperson, Nilepet Managing Director, Nilepet Secretary, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Finance and Planning Undersecretary, Ministry of Petroleum and the Governor of Bank of South Sudan.

Other dissolved members are the Head of Legal Administration in Office of the President, the Director General of the Internal Security Bureau of the National Security Service.

However, President Kiir restructured anew board and retained several key positions specially those who are currently holding certain ministerial or constitutional posts.

These include the Minister of Petroleum Puot Kang as the Deputy Chairperson, The Head of Legal Administration in the Office of the President, the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napuon as a member, incumbent Nilepet managing director and the secretary as well among others.

While those replaced include former Minister of Presidential Affairs, former Governor of the Bank of South Sudan and former spy chief among others.

Businessman Ladu Lukak was among those relieved but was reinstated as a member from the private sector.