By Peter Kuol Kuch
Jonglei State governor, Dr. Riak Gai Kok, started his tour of the counties of Jonglei State on Monday to sensitize communities about peaceful coexistence.
According to Minister for Information in Jonglei State, Nyamal Loi, the governor began on Sunday with Twic East and on Monday extended to Ayod Counties to share peace messages.
“This visit has just started yesterday, in Panyangor, the headquarters of Twic East County, and has travelled again today to Ayod. It’s a peace mission,” she said.
Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Nyamal, the Minister for Information in Jonglei State, says the governor will spend three days engaging the communities in Ayod and Nyiror about peaceful coexistence.
“This mission is a mission of peace; the governor is going to brief the communities of Ayod and Nyirol about peace because there have been some disputes among the communities of Ayod and Nyirol,” she said.
According to the information minister, the governor would also encourage local communities across Jonglei State to embark on farming as the rainy season begins.
“Since it’s the rainy season, the governor would like to encourage the communities about farming. In fact, we do know that the organisations operating in Jonglei are facing a shrinking of funds, which has forced some organisations to close. It’s good to encourage the communities to cultivate.’’ She added.
He emphasised that the Jonglei State government is committed to engaging the Pibor administrative area to ensure sufficient security to ease agricultural activities this year among the locals.
The governor’s visit is being facilitated by the State Ministry of Peace Building in collaboration with the Peace Canal Organisation. The governor is being accompanied by some members of the state parliament and ministers.