Western Equatoria top official to attend Governor’s forum in Juba
September 26, 2008 (YAMBIO) — Governor of Western Equatoria, Jemma Nunu Kumba flew yesterday to Juba to attend the Southern Sudan Governors’ Forum organised the government of the semi-autonomous region.
Governors’ forum is a meeting which all the Ten State Governors of Southern Sudan states gather to Juba to attend and give general situation report from the various states they head. The reports mainly focus on the political, socio-economic and security situations in a particular state. The discussions include also, challenges and achievements of each state.
Before boarding the UN Helicopter, the governor of WES, told the press that, “during the governor’s forum she will present and focus on the local government, security, which has worsen due to the recent LRA attacks and the influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
“The roads project in WES, and other Humanitarian projects in WES,” said Jemma. “And how best can State and GOSS coordinate better on projects being handled and supervised by GOSS with their implementations in the state.”
She continued to say that, “the security situations in the Eastern Counties caused by the cattle herds from Lakes and Central Equatoria States, remain a big concern for the security of her state, this issue will be raised also in the forum.”
“Poor infrastructure of feeder and truck roads in the Eastern counties is hampering development for the citizens in those counties, hence living them with a bad impact of economic gains in the post CPA era”. The state Governor of WES vowed to raise this seriously in the Governor’s forum.
The Governor will be in Juba for seven days before she returns to Yambio, travelling with were the State Minister of Finance, Charles Abdu Ngamunde and Simon Bakama Mande, the Secretary General of the Government of Western Equatoria State.
The Governors’ forum of GOSS is sponsored by the UNDP with funding from the Multi Donor Trust Fund for Sudan, promised after Government of Sudan and the then rebel movement of SPLM put pen into paper signing the comprehensive peace agreement which ended the Africa’s longest Civil war in 2005.
(ST)