Lakes State Assembly celebrates new governor welcoming

By Manyang Mayom

Dec 11, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — The government of Lakes State yesterday celebrated officially welcoming ceremony of their new Governor Daniel Awet Akot.

A Lakes State Legislative Assembly member told Sudan Tribune correspondent in Khartoum over the phone that the welcoming ceremony was not done since the new governor Daniel Awet Akot took over the position in last September 2006.

The deputy speaker of Lakes State Legislative Assembly Marik Nanga Marik said that they are committed to bring justice and freedom to Rumbek community and Rule of Laws in Lakes State has became so much lawlessness now and indeed that needs every Rumbek citizens to work hard for getting into justice awareness’ by now before 2008.

Lakes State was been in high tension between intertribal clans clashes in Rumbek, the new governor was appointed by Government of South Sudan (GOSS) to presume the Rumbek problem into normal norms of Rumbek as it was” and to combat Rumbek community into good system of governances of South Sudan (GOSS) seats in Juba.

He added that Rumbek was been running under insecurity because of clan to clan clashes people that have exposed the government of Lakes State not to get active into government

(ST)