Jonglei ministers delay parliament opening
By Philip Thon Aleu
April 15, 2009 (BOR) – Jonglei speaker Hon. Jodi Boyoris has attributed four-months long recess of the legislative assembly to Governor Kuol Manyang’s delay to remove two ministers voted out last year. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Sudan Tribune Tuesday here.
Jonglei Minister of Education, Science and Technology John Antipas Ayiei and Minister of Agriculture Biar Deng Biar won ‘votes of no confidence’ in August, 2008. The Assembly accused the duo of failure to pay staffs including the teachers of Accelerated Alternative Education. Fifty-five (55) staffs from the ministry of agriculture did not receive their salaries for eleven months before August last year. None of the ministers had shown interested to resign and Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk never dismissed them either as required by the State constitution.
Hon. Jodi says “and I talked to H.E the Governor and we agreed….that the two voted out ministers should be removed first and then we open the assembly. This is our agreement with the Governor of the State.”
Asked to correlate the ministers’ persistence to quit positions to assembly’s functions; Mr. Boyoris has this to say: “When we discuss the budget with the presence of the two ministers, then we will not discuss any issue related to the two ministers.”
Mr. Boyoris also expresses hope that the Governor “will not take long” to remove the disregarded officials because the case “now remains at the hand of H.E the president (of South Sudan)….and I think the outcome will be announced [soon].”
MINISTERS TO STAY ON REASONABLE GROUNDS
Hon. James Ruot, the chairperson of specialized parliamentary committee for Agriculture, told the Sudan Tribune in February, 2009 that “it will be difficult to deal with voted officials” because we cannot understand ourselves again. He however, opted for a compromise if the Governor has reasonable grounds to defer the vote of no confidence against the ministers.
But the Speaker Jodi Boyoris denounced this option at a news conference in March, 2009 when he said “no constitution allows reinstallation of voted out officials. Voted out is voted out.”
However, the Governor cabinet declined to comment on the lawmaker’s decision
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J.James
Jonglei ministers delay parliament opening
What’s up folks
In this matter, no thief in the world who accept the fact that he is a thief, every thief thinks that he is a wiseman. Reinstating a thief means you are reinstating a wiseman back to the spot to steal from the fools. Therefore, Jongolei government should not try to make such unthinkable mistake.
In other words, those thieves must be removed and completely sent without delay to the exile in Burundi. No comprise should be done because this will sharpen the teeth of the other hyenas.
Please Mr. Boyoris and Manyang stay firm and keep those crocodiles away from the state.
God bless
The writer milked his goats few minutes ago in Gumuru.
Benywut
Jonglei ministers delay parliament opening
Dear Jodi Boyaris,
This is an excellence step toward checks and balance of governance.
The meager resources we have needs to be handled with and targeted to prioritize programmes not stealing.
Somebody from the office of the Governor, or close relatives including his son and daughters who brows this web need to inform the Governor about public opinion and constitutional responsibilities for that require him to act fast on resolutions passed by State Assembly.
He who condones corruption is an accomplice or he is equally corrupt and does not want to be exposed.
These two Ministers plus the greedy gangs of land grabbers who are busy selling land in Bor need to be dealt with according to the constitution of the State.
Nobody and absolutely nobody is above the law whether Governor or President.
We must take those painful and hard decisions to start war against corruption with our relatives, friends and family members who want to reach to the destination of the “SOUUTHERN SUDNAN WE WAN”.
We toiled in pain for 21 Years to bring change to this land and to manage our own affairs in a fair, just and transparent manner. SO WHY ARE WE FORGETING SO SOON AND SPOIL OUR PAST COVETED RECORDS FOR NOTHING??
The writer is a citizen of Jonglei who is forced to be IDP in his home city or pay large amount of money by evil forces of corruption for him to get a piecce of land or die as IDP.
Deng Magot Riem
Jonglei ministers delay parliament opening
Dear citizens Jonglei, who is out there to talk to regarding affairs our state? Are the officers the one worthy carry that duty out with them? I don’t know. Shall they just be left ruining the state resourses? Not at all. These question and many other s that be ask remained unanswered.
I which Jonglei state was a living to being to talk to directly. It is crystal clear that none of the officers will listten to any advices. What next should be done here? Just wait and see? absolutely not. Something must be done not only the governor but any concerned citzen of the Jonglei state.
If there is any one there who loves the prosperity of this great state of ours, then folks, allow no breeding grounds for corruption. this word sound simple to pronounce but the most danerous if allows to acts. Mind you folks, corruption remained untreatable desease if allowed to maturity; I means it is an HIV/AIDS to devlopment, something needed badly by our people. I hope Mr. governor will deal with that situation accordingly.