President Kiir Briefed On Security In WBGS President Salva Kiir was yesterday briefed on the political, security and economic situation in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State (WBGS)with the Governor Brig. Gen. Rizik Zachariah.13 October 2011 President Salva Kiir (right) meeting Gen Zachariah [©T. Kenneth]JUBA, 12 October 2011 - President Salva Kiir was yesterday briefed on the political, security and economic situation in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State (WBGS) with the Governor Brig. Gen. Rizik Zachariah.
Gen Zachariah through a press statement after the meeting said that the security situation in the state is so far calm in the wake of the recently destructive demonstrations orchestrated by destructive elements among the students. He also disclosed that the groups which were apprehended were investigated thoroughly and revealed numerous secrets. On the economic conditions of the state Gen Zachariah said he is very pleased with the normalization of prices and the improving market conditions in the state. In another new development, the minister in the Office of the President Hon. Emmanuel Lowilla yesterday in his office met a delegation from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), South Sudan office in Juba led by Mr. George Conway. The delegation briefed Hon Lowilla on the activities being carried out by the UNDP all over the country and its new programmes for supporting the Office of the President. Shortly after the meeting, Mr. Conway told the press that the UNDP has two programmes of support to the Office of the President. He explained that the first programme is to help the Office of the President to get core systems and procedures in place while the second is to help in supporting the policy of dialogue on decentralization through the Governors’ Forum. Mr. Conway revealed that the delegation also updated the minister on the new package of the UNDP programs for the President’s office for the next two to three years. Source: goss.org Edited: Gurtong Posted in: Home, Governance CommentsThere are currently no comments, be the first to post one. Add CommentLog in to post a comment. If you are not a Gurtong member yet, register here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
