Power Struggle in Upper Nile: Nasir Commissioner Defies Suspension, Accuses Governor of Destabilizing Peace

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‎ Suspended commissioner of Nasir County.  ‎Tensions are escalating in Upper Nile State after Governor Gen. James Koang Chuol suspended the Commissioner of Nasir County, James Gatluak Lew Thiep, a senior member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO). ‎ ‎The move, issued in a gubernatorial order on Friday, provides no official explanation and comes amid growing cracks in South Sudan’s unity government, formed under the fragile 2018 peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar. ‎ ‎Hon. James Gatluak Lew, defiant in the face of the suspension, has declared the order null and void, stating it violates the terms of the power-sharing deal. “I was in my office today,” he told the media “I called all the chiefs of Nasir and the community, and they rejected the suspension. I will continue to serve.” ‎ ‎He accused Governor Koang who also hails from Nasir and is affiliated with President Kiir’s SPLM party of provoking milita...
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PRESIDENT KIIR, FVP MACHAR DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT

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President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny on Friday met to discuss the status of the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement on Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan,  R-ARCSS.


The Minister of Minister Of Presidential Affairs , Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the two principals discussed the status of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in regards to the recent swapping of the ministries.



Dr. Marial also mentioned that the leaders had frank deliberations in a friendly atmosphere that reflected the spirit of reconciliation, prosperity and commitment to the peace agreement. 


Last week, the government swapped two ministeries, the Ministry of Defence to SPLM party and the Ministry of Interior to SPLM-IO through a Presidential decree. 


Lastly, the two Principals agreed in a spirit of dialogue and cooperation to convene another meeting at a later date to find amicable solutions on these issues.

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