Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 4 hours in the past
President Salva Kiir. (Photo: PPU).
President Salva Kiir has defended his choice to take away Western Equatoria governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba, citing issues over what he stated was disloyalty and a rising insurrection within the state.
Mr. Futuyo was relieved from his place on tenth February 2025 – 4 years after he was appointed to the transitional authorities below SPLM-IO ticket.
First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar stated in an announcement that the removing of Futuyo and well being minister Yolanda Awel, is a violation of the peace accord and urged President Salva Kiir to reinstate them.
However, Kiir revealed in a speech to his occasion members, that he had beforehand warned Dr. Machar in regards to the governor’s conduct however stated his issues have been dismissed.
The President additional disclosed that after the governor’s removing, the Chairman of SPLM-IO wrote to him, requesting that he rethink the choice and reinstate the dismissed official.
“As we speak here, there is a growing rebellion in Western Equatoria, because the Governor, who was in charge, has not been loyal to us, and I told the Chairman of his party that this man will one day cause a problem,” he stated.
Kiir was talking through the swearing-in ceremony of Dr. James Wani Igga as Secretary General of SPLM occasion.
“I said let us remove him. But my colleague refused. Now, when this happened, he didn’t come to me but he wrote to me, I saw his writing. He wrote to me that I should reconsider my decision of dismissing the Governor.”
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman of SPLM-IO, Oyet Nathaniel, stated the occasion will pursue dialogue with President Kiir to resolve the matter, together with the removing of Health Minister Yolanda Awel, which he termed as violation of the peace settlement.
Oyet Nathaniel, additionally the First Deputy Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly, stated it’s not the primary time that their appointees have been eliminated with out consensus.
“If he refuses to reinstate the governor, it still aggravates the violation which has already been committed and this is not the first of its kind that the President has removed ministers or officials appointed on tickets of other parties and refused to reinstate them,” he stated.
“We shall pursue dialogue with the President on this matter. We have not yet exhausted avenues to address this matter. There’s also the matter of the Minister of Health, which we are also discussing with the President. All this we hope will be resolved.”
On the night time that President Kiir relieved him of his place and not using a alternative, armed parts allegedly attacked Futuyo at his residence, forcing him to go away the state capital, Yambio.
The SPLM-IO management in Juba condemned what it stated was an assassination try on Mr Futuyo after the alleged assault by unidentified armed men, including that the official was secure at a navy barracks.