Jonglei citizens express their concerns about distribution of new currency
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August 8, 2011 (BOR) - Jonglei state ministry of finance on Monday
gave assurances that the currency exchange program will take place on
time.
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The queue at Bor Exchange center, a man is counting his old notes as
he waits for his turn, August 8, 2011 (ST)
The Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Duom Kuol Ageer, told
Sudan Tribune, Jonglei state is working hard to respect the 1
September currency exchange program deadline.
South Sudan introduced the South Sudan Pound was introduced on 18
July, ahead of schedule. The currency was introduced after the
independence of South Sudan was announced on 9 July.
“The process of currency exchange which started on 18 July after the
public launching ceremony, is going on well even in the counties. We
have sent teams to various counties and their work is reported to be
been going well”, said Kuol.
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Director General, in the ministry of Finance, Duom Kuol Ageer speaking
at his office in Bor August 8, 2011 (ST)
Kuol said the team dealing with the currency exchange is an
independent body working under the instructions of the Central Bank of
South Sudan. He said the state government’s role in the process is to
direct them to the necessary areas after mapping the whole state.
“The team is not under our authority. We don’t even know their
background. What we did was the mapping out of the locations to be
used as centres. They then went in to Counties from 2-5 August,” said
Kuol.
According to the residents in Bor, the process is behind schedule.
A local trader dealing in cattle, Joseph Kur Deng told Sudan Tribune
with great disappointment that the people brought by the government to
exchange the money are operating too slowly. He accused them of
closing the exchange centres early, at about 3.00pm, leaving many
people in the lines disappointed.
Kur said three centres in Bor with two staff each are not sufficient
to serve the large population in Bor and the surrounding villages.
There seemed to be no sign of new currency in the villages despite the
fact that the process has been going on for the three weeks.
A teacher in Ayod north said they are expecting money to reach his
district in mid-August. He said villagers are confused about what the
new note will look like and whether the exchange will really be one
old Sudanese pound for one new South Sudanese Pound.
Yar Ayom, a woman in her seventies in Mabior-leek village, Anyidi
disctrict, who was given a new 100 South Sudanese Pound note by a
relative, kissed the note two times and placed it before her praising
God for for the South Sudan currency adorned with the face of John
Garang.
Koang Bimon in Akobo said the process is slow because only one person
has been sent to the county to distribute the new currency.
He said it is a nightmare for the people of remote districts like
Akobo who have to travel to the county HQ for days on foot to exchange
the little money they have.
Bimon suggested the extension of the deadline and increasing the capacity.
(ST)
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