Warrap prepares reception for its new governors

January 12, 2016 (JUBA) – Citizens in South Sudan’s newly-created state of Warrap
have been requested to turn out in large numbers to welcome their new governors.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the caretaker information minister for Gogrial state, Ariech Mayar Ariech, said the governors of Gogrial, Twic and Tonj states will visit their respective places Wednesday.

“Therefore, all members of three states’ public are requested to come out in their huge numbers to receive their heads of governments. As for now, we have deployed handful of journalists/reporters to the welcoming events in term of the news coverage”, partly reads the brief statement.

In October last year, South Sudan’s leader established 28 states through an order, cited as “The Establishment Order No. 36/2015 AD for creation of new South Sudan states”.

President Salva Kiir, however, issued a separate republican order in December last year appointing governors for the 28 new states created to replace the initial 10.

(ST)