Residents request south Sudan president to sack governor

June 22, 2007 (JUBA) — A group of citizens from the Northern Bahr El-Gazal State in southern Sudan demanded in a letter sent to head of the semi autonomous government the removal of their governor, saying he did nothing for the development of the state.

According to the Juba Post, a group of concerned citizens of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State have written a petition to the president of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS), Salva Kiir Mayardit, seeking to throw out their state governor, Col Madut Biar Yel.

The petitioners allege that they see no efforts by the governor and his ministers geared towards development. They lack interest in the state and development particularly in areas of health, roads and education.

They further claim that innocent returnees, especially women, children, orphans and widows of our fallen heroes are dying for lack of basic health care.

The governor also accused to have advised the minister of health to issue an order requiring patients to pay their treatment. Furthermore the governor is blamed for neglecting the rural clinics and not supplying it with drugs.

(ST)