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By John Actually November 6, 2011 (BOR) - The governor of Jonglei state, Kuol Manyang has relieved one of his long serving commissioners, Brigadier General Akot Mazee, from his post as the commissioner of Pibor county. Governor Kuol Manyang (ST)Akot Mazee was appointed the commissioner of Pibor county in February 2007 and was retained in his position when the government was formed after general elections in April 2010. In August Murle youth from Pibor county were blamed for a series of tribal clashes with neighbouring counties in Jonglei in which over 600 people were killed, hundreds of children and women abducted, thousands displaced and many cows stolen. Despite many attempts by South Sudan Council of Churches and the state government to initiate inter-communal peace, little has been done to stop Pibor county’s young men from attacking neighbouring counties. In a press conference in his office on Saturday November 5, governor Manyang confirmed Mazee had been sacked but declined to give the reasons for his decision. “Brig. General Akot Mazee has been relieved from his position as from November 4. This is within the powers of the governor. There are many reasons as why he was relieved which you don’t need to know. What is important is that he is relieved”, said Manyang . “Akot had criticised the government for what I felt to be not true”, Manyang said without giving details. Manyang said “a government official cannot criticise the government publicly in radios, newspapers and TVs”. He said the county’s executive director, Chol Bel shall act as the commissioner until his office appoints somebody as the commissioner after consultations. The former commissioner told Sudan Tribune over the phone said he would not speculate in the media about the reasons behind his sacking, as he was not aware of why he was fired. However he said that what happened was normal and he was happy with the governor’s decision. (ST) -- 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.
