Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 5 hours in the past
The Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol. [Photo: Courtesy]
The South Sudan Patriotic Movement (SSPM) is descending into additional disarray after Dr. Costello Garang introduced that he has dismissed Agriculture Minister Hussein Abdelbagi Akol from the celebration over alleged gross misconducts; a choice strongly rejected by the latter.
In a press release issued on Thursday, February 20, Dr. Garang, who leads a faction of the SSPM, stated Abdelbagi was beforehand suspended in November 2024 for insubordination and breaching the celebration’s structure.
The dismissal comes simply days after Hussein was faraway from his place as Vice President for the Services Cluster and appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.
According to Garang’s SSPM management, investigations confirmed that Hussein tried to unlawfully oust the Chairman, fashioned an unauthorized faction, and held an unsanctioned assembly at his residence in an try to assert celebration management.
SSPM stated these actions undermined the celebration’s unity, management, and its position inside the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) and the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
“I, Dr. Costello Garang Ring Lual…, do hereby issue the removal of Mr. Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, from his position as acting Deputy Chairman of SSPM. 2. His immediate and permanent dismissal from the ranks and files of the South Sudan Patriotic Movement (SSPM), effective February 20, 2025,” reads the order.
It additionally acknowledged that the minister now not holds any authority or membership inside SSPM and that any actions taken by him within the celebration’s title are null and void.
On its half, the faction of Hon. Abdelbagi refuted the agriculture minister’s designation as Acting Deputy Chairperson, and stayed thag he’s the Interim Chairperson of SSPM, as per the resolutions and pronouncements of the group’s management.
The assertion stated Dr. Costello Garang stays an extraordinary member of the celebration and hinted he might be dismissed if the celebration needs in any other case.
Abdelbagi’s group additional described articles cited by Dr. Garang as motive for the previous’s dismissal as “irrelevant, non-existent and phony and such provisions don’t exist in the SSPM constitution of 2022, as amended 2024.”
It claimed Dr. Garang doesn’t have the prerogative to research the “interim Chairperson” of the SSPM.
“SSPM wants to once again seize this opportunity to tell the entire membership of SSPM at the state and national levels to remain calm as usual.”