Jonglei: Bor county paramount chief sworn in
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June 12, 2013 (BOR) - Months after he was elected last year Alier
Aluong was sworn in as the paramount chief of Bor county in South
Sudan’s Jonglei state on Tuessday.
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Alier Aluong at the South Sudan Hotel in Bor on the day he was elected
in 2012 (ST)
Alier Aluong, who headed Baidit payam [district], was elected from 106
who chiefs, from the five payams of Bor county who converged at South
Sudan hotel to election a paramount from the three contestants, Char
Anyuat of Makuach Payam, Malaak Ayuen of Anyidi Payam.
The new paramount pledged to cooperate with his colleagues’, other
chiefs and the government to improve the life of the people in the
communities
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony conducted at the commissioners
office on Tuesday, Aluong called on the state government to improve
chiefs salaries and to allot land for paramount chief’s office to be
constructed.
"My chiefs are not happy for their pay", he said.
Chiefs should be trained on government policies and laws with which
they can govern their communities correctly, he said.
"We must be trained, on both government policies and rules; rules for
self conducts others that will help us to govern our communities.
Training will also help to chiefs to be discipline", Aluong said on
Tuesday.
The commissioner of Bor county, Agot Alier, pledged to work out the
chiefs salaries’ structure based on their positions and roles, and
asked the chiefs to draft their rules that would be applied in the
court of law, in solving problems with traditional roots.
All chiefs, according to local government scale of payment presented
to their counties, each chief received a salary of 200 South Sudanese
pounds each month, which he admitted was unfair
"You know you are right, paying you 200 pou
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