Lakes state governor sacks three county commissioners

December 18, 2015 (RUMBEK) – The caretaker governor of South Sudan’s Lakes state Matur Chut Dhuol has sacked the commissioner of Cueibet county, Isaac Mayom Malek, Rumbek East county’s Martin Matian Ayuon and George Kuac Dhieu of Yirol West.

Dhoul, in a decree issued Wednesday, also empowered the executives directors of the three counties to immediately act until new appointments were made.

The decree came into effect on 6 December, but no reason provided for Dhuol’s decision.

Malek was Lakes state’s longest serving commissioner since 2010 while his Yirol West and Rumbek East county counterparts were both appointed in 2014.

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