By No. 1 Citizen
President Salva Kiir has sacked the Minister of Finance and Planning, Eng Awow Daniel Chuang after four months in office.
In a series of Republican Decrees read over the State South Sudan Broadcasting Cooperation (SSBC) last evening, Kiir appointed, Dr. Marial Dongrin Ater as the new Minister of Finance.
In separate Decrees, Kiir relieved Ader Machar Achiek from the position as Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, and Dr. William Anyak Deng was sacked from his position as Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum.
The Head of the state has also appointed Harriet Pasquale as the new Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health and Dr. Chol Deng Thon as the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum.
Kiir’s sword also landed on Benard Amour who was relieved as the Managing Director of Nile Petroleum Cooperation (NilePet).
Eng. Muhamed Lino who was relieved from his position as technical advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum has been appointed as the new Managing Director of NilePet.