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South Sudan Leader Removes Four Ministers in Major Cabinet Overhaul
(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has overhauled his Cabinet, removing four ministers, a governor, and the national police chief, while appointing a new vice president and Economic Cluster chair in a major shake-up.
In a decree broadcast on state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), James Wani Igga was named vice president and chair of the Economic Cluster, replacing Benjamin Bol Mel, who was dismissed last week.
A second decree announced on SSBC dismissed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Joseph Geng Akech, appointing Michael Makuei Lueth, the former minister of information and communication, as his replacement.
The president’s third decree relieved Simon Mijok Mijak, minister of roads and bridges, and installed Peter Lam Both in his place.
In another reshuffle, Josephine Naphon, minister of environment and forestry, was removed and succeeded by Mabior Garang Mabor.
A fifth decree targeted the ministry of information, communication, technology, and postal services, dismissing Michael Makuei and appointing Ateny Wek Ateny, who previously served as the President’s press secretary.
General Abraham Manyuat, inspector general of the National Police Services, was also dismissed under a separate decree, with General Saeed Chawul Lom named as his successor.
James Wani Igga was additionally appointed as the SPLM’s first deputy. The veteran politician previously held the posts of SPLM vice president and deputy chair and was reappointed to the positions he had occupied before being removed in February.
The president also replaced Central Equatoria State Governor Rubi Mujung with Emmanuel Adil Anthony. No reasons were provided for any of the dismissals.
Under South Sudan’s peace agreement, the president holds the authority to appoint and remove officials at both national and state levels. However, appointments or dismissals from other political parties require approval from the respective party leadership.
South Sudan plunged into civil war in 2013, shortly after gaining independence in 2011, when Kiir accused then-deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup. A peace deal signed in 2015 collapsed in 2016. A subsequent 2018 agreement, which remains in effect despite challenges, currently has Machar under house arrest since March.
In a decree broadcast on state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), James Wani Igga was named vice president and chair of the Economic Cluster, replacing Benjamin Bol Mel, who was dismissed last week.
A second decree announced on SSBC dismissed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Joseph Geng Akech, appointing Michael Makuei Lueth, the former minister of information and communication, as his replacement.
The president’s third decree relieved Simon Mijok Mijak, minister of roads and bridges, and installed Peter Lam Both in his place.
In another reshuffle, Josephine Naphon, minister of environment and forestry, was removed and succeeded by Mabior Garang Mabor.
A fifth decree targeted the ministry of information, communication, technology, and postal services, dismissing Michael Makuei and appointing Ateny Wek Ateny, who previously served as the President’s press secretary.
General Abraham Manyuat, inspector general of the National Police Services, was also dismissed under a separate decree, with General Saeed Chawul Lom named as his successor.
James Wani Igga was additionally appointed as the SPLM’s first deputy. The veteran politician previously held the posts of SPLM vice president and deputy chair and was reappointed to the positions he had occupied before being removed in February.
The president also replaced Central Equatoria State Governor Rubi Mujung with Emmanuel Adil Anthony. No reasons were provided for any of the dismissals.
Under South Sudan’s peace agreement, the president holds the authority to appoint and remove officials at both national and state levels. However, appointments or dismissals from other political parties require approval from the respective party leadership.
South Sudan plunged into civil war in 2013, shortly after gaining independence in 2011, when Kiir accused then-deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup. A peace deal signed in 2015 collapsed in 2016. A subsequent 2018 agreement, which remains in effect despite challenges, currently has Machar under house arrest since March.
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