By Jacob Onuha Nelson
Wrangles over ownership of Voice of Reconciliation 98.4 FM in Jonglei State, is persisting.
Contrary to its name, the management of “Voice of Reconciliation” have failed to reconcile their differences, despite court intervention.
The warring parties continue to trade accusations and justifications on who is the legitimate owner of the radio.
On one side to the dispute is the leadership of National Vineyard Churches and on the other, David Manyang, Chief executive director of the radio.
Both David Mayang and the church leadership claimed ownership of the radio.
In a statement, the Administration of the Church claimed to have suspended David Manyang from the position of managing director of the radio.
“This note serves to formally inform our dear esteemed partners that David Manyang Mayar, our former Director of Voice of Reconciliation 98.4 FM in Bor-Jonglei, is formally no longer our employee,” the statement partly read.
The Vinyard churches of South Sudan claims ownership of the radio state while accusing Manyang of malpractices.
“That former employee was dismissed from his duties last year, 2024, after he attempted to own the radio as his and issue pertaining to fraud as well as accountability,” the letter continued.
According to the Church, Voice of Reconciliation 98.4 FM is a subsidiary of Vineyards Church in South Sudan, and it was donated by its mother church in the United States in 2019 for gospel outreach in South Sudan.
Meanwhile, in an exclusive phone interview, Pastor Joseph Anyieth Akech confirmed the dismissal of Manyang.
“Yeah, we gave him a dismissal letter from the organization to you, the public, to know about his dismissal,” Pastor Joseph said.
However, Manyang claimed that the dismissal was illegal.
He noted that wrangles over the radio station were settled in court, that he remains as the director and resume work.