By Bosco Bush
President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday reshuffled several government officials in various institutions including some members of the Council of States.
The presidential decrees read out at the State Broadcaster, SSBC, President Kiir swapped Sarah Redento Nene and Paulino Lukudu Obede as the deputy governor of Central Equatoria State and Member of Parliament in the Council of States respectively.
Both officials are members of the Other Political Parties (OPP) in the National Unity Government.
Natale Ugwak Bolo was also appointed Member of Parliament in the Council of States under the OPP ticket.
Kiir then fired the Central Equatoria State Minister of Information, Andruga Severio Mabe and replaced him with Rambo Johnson Paul.
In a separate decree, Kiir relieved the county commissioners of Yei, Lainya and Morobo counties.
He appointed Emmanuel Taban Seme (Yei), Robert John Morris (Lainya) and Charles Tata Bullen (Morobo), replacing Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa, Emmanuel Khemis Richard and Joseph Mawa John respectively.
In the Eastern Equatoria State government, Kiir fired Stiama Latisio Molong as the State Legal Advisor and replaced her with Peirina Lawino Okeng under the National Agenda Party.
Joseph Opio Wilson was relieved from the State Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as well as Torit County Commissioner, Jacob Atari Albano. Their replacements were; Dr. Peter Bumbo Ugang and Christopher Andrew Philipstone as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Torit County Commissioner under the OPP tickets respectively.
Nyiel Gordon Kuol was relieved and replaced by Kang Samuel Poko as the Deputy Governor for Administration and Finance of the Bank of South Sudan.
Daniel Akot Akot was appointed as the Deputy Speaker of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Legislative Assembly from the SPLM-IO party.
President Kiir then revoked the appointment of 2 Members of Parliament at the Transitional National Legislative Assembly; Giech Chuol Gai and Philip Giben Ogang.
They were then replaced by, Moses Pieny Deng and Peter Joseph Ukel under the OPP tickets respectively.