N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
April 16, 2011 (JUBA) – Judicial officials in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal say they have been threatened by the state’s governor after the release of and re-arrest of government officials accused of attempting to organize demonstrations.
On 23 March nine state officials were arrested and released in late March without charge after appearing twice before court. However, relatives and immediate family members in repeated interviews with Sudan Tribune said the officials were again returned to the prison a day after their release, claiming that both the attorney general and the judge handling the case were threatened with dismissal from their jobs by the state governor for releasing them without his consent.
A 12 member parliamentary and executive delegation, headed by speaker of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Legislative Assembly, Aguer Wol Aguer, and Governor Paul Malong Awan Anei, arrived in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Saturday, amid conflicting reports on the visit.
The visit came days after the human rights commission submitted a fact finding report on the condition of the nine unidentified political rivals within the state government whom the state security and police suspect wrote letter calling for demonstrations against the incumbent governor, General Paul Malong Awan Anei.
Judicial officials in series of interviews with Sudan Tribune at the time confirmed they were threatened and that a police officer on duty at the time was also arrested but released later after spending two days in detention for taking them to the court without seeking approval from the chain of command. The judicial officials said they communicated the situation to higher authorities in Juba.
Neither the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state governor nor any of one of his cabinet members offered comments following attempts by Sudan Tribune to seek clarifications on the arrest of the police officer as well as the allegations that judges were threatened by the state governor.
In late March 2011, South Sudan president summoned governor Malong after having been approached by many people who spoke of the poor conditions of the prison in which the suspects were being held. A highly placed source and reports emanating from the office of the president indicate that the governor, in his March meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, denied knowing why the suspects were arrested and claimed the issue was still with the security services and that he had received no report on which he would take action.
On 13 April the South Sudan Human Rights Commission chairperson, Laurent Korbandy, said in an interview with Sudan Tribune that his office received the information of the arrests and immediately responded by sending a fact finding team to investigate. He said the team returned to Juba and had submitted the report to the office of the president.
“We heard nine people were arrested in Aweil in March this year and the condition of the prison in which they were detained were bad. So we sent the team for investigation and returned to Juba with their findings,” said Korbandy.
The team compiled report with legal recommendations on which the president would decide what to do immediately after they returned. Korbandy said the report only contains legal recommendations and advice. He declined to give details of the report’s recommendations.
Despite the report from the human rights commission pressure has been mounting on members of Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s State Legislative Assembly to summon the governor to explain the arrests and allegations of threats to the judiciary. Some politicians have also suggested that members of the parliament consider asking for South Sudan’s President to intervene if the governor fails to order the release of the officials.
An eyewitness at Juba International Airport told Sudan Tribune that they saw an eight member parliamentary delegation headed by speaker of Northern Bahr el Ghazal disembarked from a chartered plane. Ajou Deng, a citizen of Northern Bahr el Ghazal who lives in Juba told Sudan Tribune on Saturday that the plane was also carrying a separate four member executive delegation reportedly led by Governor Paul Malong.
South Sudan is due to become independent in July following an almost unanimous vote for secession in January. The plebiscite was agreed as part of a 2005 peace deal that ended over two decades of civil war between north and south Sudan.
A government minister who comes from northern Bahr el Ghazal in a separate interview with Sudan Tribune said the visiting 12 member delegation headed by the state governor came for a different political mission, which had nothing to do with the issue of those arrested in Aweil.
“Some of them came to my office after their arrival. I sent them some vehicles to receive them at the airport because they had requested my assistance. Their visit has nothing with the arrest of those who are arrested in Aweil. They are for different mission. The people who have come cannot come to Juba with political mission against governor Malong. They are all his supporters. So I believe they have come as lobby group for him (Governor Malong),” said the senior government official who requested to remain anonymous.
“My friend Malong is currently lobbying support for appointment into one of the four positions he has identified. He is therefore seeking presidential assurance before July. This is why he brought this group. He needs to be appointed into either ministry of internal affairs, ministry of defense, Director of National Intelligence and Security Service or Chief of General Staff,” he explained.
He named Speaker Aguer Wol Aguer, former state minister of education, Kuac Wek Wol, Hegma Ali Malek, Daniel Diing Akol, Zachariah Garang Lual, Akoon Diing Angok, head of the SPLM caucus in the state Assembly, Vivex Atak Longar Duang, and chairperson for Legal Affairs committee in the State Assembly, Ernest Mangok Mangok Deng as members of the parliamentary delegation. On the executive side he named Governor Malong Awan Anei, his political advisor, Jal Malith Jal, Legal Affairs minister in the state government, Madut Santino Deng Teng and the State Minister of Finance Ronald Ruay Deng.
While attempts made by Sudan Tribune to reach Governor Malong and Speaker Aguer failed, Hegma Ali Malek, a member of the parliamentary delegation confirmed they were on political mission with intention to meet President Kiir and other high level government officials.
“We have of course come here for [a] political mission. Such a high level delegation cannot be on [a] private mission. We have come to meet our president and other members of our government to discuss with them political issues pertinent to Northern Bahr el Ghazal. We have also come to brief our government on the general situation in the state,” said Malek declining to give additional comments.
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Mike Mike
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Please dear Honourables members of NBEG state Aweil, I wish you all to meet and brief President Kiir on the couple of problems facing the general public in NBEG State and let your visit should not be for an individual who is among you there. I hope going of such a high delegation from State level to meet a president cannot go and focus on simple issues related to a recommendation of an individual to get seat in next reform of the government as some people says in this article above. Those MPs whom were now in Juba from Aweil for political mission came to a state parliment from different consituencies with purpose to be eyes of their people in the government. If they doesn’t want to fulfill their promises by working hard to meet the interests of their community then is fine we still have more chance a head of us and such a failed mp cannot be considered again.
Malim
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Read this article regarding your guys in jail.
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Planned demonstrat?ion in NBGS: Clear act of Treason
By Akeen Paankon N. Tong
Writing as a concern citizen of South Sudan, and of Aweil in more factual whoop, I am much more concerned and overwhelmed with the incredulity by the fashion in which the right-hand young men and women turn their state into nearly a complete nightmare.
Am very much espoused, and peddled, by the so call political rivals, and the state government’s political game, which is nothing, but complete travesty of institutionalism, to tarnish the good name and legacy this great state has earned during darkest episodes of our liberation struggle.
First, understand what I am driving to light before attacking my intellectual lot.
As the arrest of political rivals or the hatred continues to rocket the political development of the state, it worth noting that this sentiment of opposing and counter opposing on anything goes in the government of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state is relic hatred, and a political wrangling over the state leadership.
The rhetoric of resistance to any governor by those dispirited rivals or individuals has hypnotized and mesmerized all the folks of this great state and has stagnated if not retrogressed the future and nearly rob the prospect for peace.
The citizens are benighted with flip- flopping of the unrest these political rivals have posed to whoever leads the state as governor and even commissioners in their counties over the years, endangering the future of the state and her posterity.
The thing is– must it continue this way with senseless politics aim to tarnishing the good reputation of our elders and that of the state as well?
The myth of this resistance
The so call political rivals have never been in agreement with the state leadership ever since, leave alone the government they elect.
To be specific: During the era of Khartoum based government before the peace agreement made it to book, those who were in leadership circles in the state, were branded traitors without clear reasons to qualify this description.
These dissident rivals who still hold back the old fashion did convince the populace that those Khartoum government nominates to represent the people of Aweil are nothing other than the traitors with an agendum to maim, killed, loot, robe, spy and implement Khartoum Jihadists polices aim to turn the vast land of Aweil into Rice plantation farms and displace the people from their homes.
As a result, the people lost respect in those gentlemen and swayed their policies terming them spies.
In the post Comprehensive Peace Agreement, however, our government formed in 2005 nominated a good man call Mareng Akuei to lead NBGS, as governor, he did not hesitate to initiate from scratch the policies of statehood, without accountability, he didn’t dare building up himself as others did, but resort to signing contracts with the international contractors and home based companies to fulfill the needs of the masses.
His polices led to the pavement of roads, provided food in abundance, provided clean water, rehabilitate dilapidated structures, reinforced Hospital needs, bought tractors for large scale farming, got people back to work, raised the paralyzed businessmen and women and redeemed their businesses from collapsing, connected NBG to the feared southern Kordofan state and southern Darfur by road and sent students back to schools.
These are the performances the citizens need from their leaders. Unknowingly, the innocent governor miserably found himself in the dock and expelled altogether.
As the name suggests, the same people who term themselves Political Rivals associated the former governor with a veteran politician in the government of Khartoum who was then a staunch member of NCP before joining the SPLM in the south, he also hails in the same county with the governor.
They mistakenly accused their governor of spying to Khartoum government because of wonderful achievements he has brought to the state. Anyway, they gave him safe exit and demanded other clean man to again paint him black.
That man came in the form of Madut Biar Yel, the young SPLA veteran who fought fiercely over the years.
In readiness to take up the state leadership, he was inaugurated and told to sit on a very hot chair. Without mincing, he took over the unfinished contracts and went with them. Maybe, he was tempted and meddled through.
The same group call political rivals rose in arms and accused the new governor of corruption and deceit which haven’t been warranted and had no any substance with it.
They tried to oust the governor by all means possible. GOSS was notified for this scheme that the group (rivals) demanded the governor quick expulsion, GOSS resisted their demand for sometimes. The group threatened to join the nearby North and to come back arm to teeth if their demands weren’t attended to.
Perhaps, the other big fish might have had their mouths on it too. In the straitened circumstances of the time, as GOSS being a good sympathizer, the governor was removed by the decree to remedy the strained divide and new man installed. It was the victory for the group as per their conspiracy was concerned.
This time, the man in waiting was none other than the one who fought erroneously to defend the state from the thugs of Khartoum proxy fighters.
He sustained several injuries in the battles he fought across the greater Aweil. He is a die-hearted man, patriotic and never feared.
He came in the wave to transform the state from all kinds of inhuman that affect the state and its posterity.
As known, Gen. Paul Malong never give in easily and best of all, he knows in and out of all these messes and their actors and actresses behind all these conspiracies.
He tightened his grip of power and makes himself a long awaited Messiah who may redeem the state from the yoke of all kinds of messes the state suffered during the interim period, call it extreme period!!.
Election came and gone, democratic or not democratic doesn’t concern me; he got elected alongside his men and women in the cabinets and parliament.
At least, we have working government; our displaced persons came back to their original homes and found their government on operational.
He gave the towns a design which even our capital city doesn’t have, roads under good maintenance, ensure that food is in the stores across the counties, security top the other remedies in the state, set straight that a person shouldn’t build overseas but at home, and this is evidenced with the whole area he gave for himself which is concrete built in the outskirt of Aweil Town (never mind where he got the huge money), other gentlemen emulated this and had turned their cash they fetched swindlingly and feisty into kind of development we wanted.
Ensures that no government prospers without having allies, for instance, he frequently convenes conferences he spearheads with the neighboring communities in the States of Southern Kordofan and Southern Darfur.
This is the kind of leadership NBG needs. The rivals just ignored these achievements governors have had in the state with clique’s outpourings or condemned them in forthright terms as a naked grab for power.
It is this clause the rivals want change for the sake of leadership to circulate, an act full with a lot of nothingness other than to enriching themselves with public monies should they make it there.
Alas, how can you (political Rivals) talk in your state of mind that the state hasn’t done enough to the people which is worth to have a regime change? How can we cause instability by this time in the state which hosts a greater number of IDPS in the entire South who need care the most? Doing this way, one must have completely taken a break of his mental faculties, to be arguing that, these urgent needs are not their concern but that of an individual.
Bite Now or stop Barking
Despite all these positive progress, the political rivals need to take the state to the square one. The group according to the informants planned to stage demonstration across the five counties of Aweil to express their discontent with the government which delivered all these amenities to them.
This group call political rivals or gangs ought to stop thinking that sitting under Mahogany trees among others doesn’t make people politicians, and so does discussing politics and sitting in the bars.
They must stop behaving as if, making lots of noises lift one to the highest leadership and accumulate wealth, siphon it to banks and marry as many wives as one could possibly do. These groups are nothing but gangs with organized scheme to hijack the state leadership. They ought to stop thinking that politics is a specialization rather than a choice back-up by democratic credentials.
If the political rivals are concern with how the state is run, how can they call for mass demonstration which will put off all working institutions for sometimes while there are things out there which need urgent attention including resettlement of our IDPS?
Why do they need to wedge divisive policies amongst the sons and daughters of this Mighty state which haven’t been in loggerhead since dark years of “kill your brother and have cash’’ employed by the Jihadists’ governments?
Why could they preach inequality in the state that people can’t see including this little author?
What on earth is going through their minds as regard to the reaction of these deprived and hungry people who are homeless? Or to put it this way, what a hell is going on in their minds?
By trying to resort to an act of violent might somehow be expunged, and begs the question, until when shall we object our state into this constant recitation?
For these reasons, however, we need our president to denounce such divisive teachings because these groups seem to be reading in the same script of George Athoor and his likes.
We have heard that the state governor was summoned by the president over this unrest. What may come out in this summon is not clear, whether to issue another decree as happened with other governors or warn the governor for the crime he has not committed.
This time Mr. President, we need No appeasement; whoever goes against non existing laws has to face the created laws.
I also see no reason for you Mr. President to summon the governor who was executing his policies. This group seems to be doing terrorism in practice because their grisly act towards their leaders is too much now.
They prove to be ungovernable, they resisted every folk who comes to lead them; they even resist themselves when it comes to leadership circles. They are just mere hypocrites.
Look! Most of these men are heads of the schools, directors of the counties; businessmen and women and self proclaimed activists who are even corrupt themselves.
Despite uneducated they’re, still dominating the highest grades within this impoverish government. They cheat students/pupils of their lessons and run after merciless sinister scheme to un-wield the peaceful coexistence of the people and wish to change the government altogether.
Here, the citizens of NBG State may not need a rush regime change this time round. They current governor though alleged corrupt, dictating, evil, ought to lead us and won’t change any good man or woman at all.
Another thing though is; these political rivals are members of SPLM, where the current governor belongs, they hold membership cards in their blunt pockets and never show any allegiance to their party SPLM.
This leaves us puzzling and continue to caution their veracity call for the ouster of the current governor who is their fellow comrade within the party. They need to understand that there is no shortcut to leadership.
Albeit the offer made by the state leadership to instating them into the key posts as a matter of silencing them, have been perceived by this group a step ahead to effect a regime change through popular uprising.
But they need to know that any revolution based on the falsehood and untruthfulness will never end in our society as before, this time, it won’t be a propellant for progress either, it will backfire those who are the weeds in the gracious farms, farm by those who shed their blood for the cost of freedom for all.
What we need is very clear positions rather than distortions. If the governor goes against the Law of the land, yes, we can hold him accountable for his deeds through other means, not through unnecessary provocative and unreasonable notions that further destabilize the environment for the starve, and unhappy many who do not have homes, and better shelters across the state.
Let it be said, I am not pro Malong’s Administration. I’m not pro groups who wish change the government unconstitutionally. Nor am I objecting peaceful demonstration if it’s for a genuine course. Rather I do support service oriented administration, which upholds the principles of statehood though I may not agree with the stakeholders.
But for this feisty, it’s all about a basket case of nutty people. To my knowledge, one of the ultimate issues is to address the food gap which invites the looming hunger, address the national issues of which border, water and land are in the crossroads.
Let me tell you, demonstration isn’t directed to the state governor as you might think, it’s directed to the president of the south. The popular uprising which is sweeping across sheihill regions, and Middle Eastern countries that you seem to be inspired by, aren’t directed towards the state elected governors, but to the presidents, so your attempt to stage demonstration is a call to oust H.E the president of GOSS. Is this prettier and worth doing at a very hour our unity is in dire need? Reversing this plan won’t look like losing in ego war, but for the sake of peace and known priorities.
Mike Mike
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Malim, What are hell are you trying to say about those whom were been arrested by State authority on an unfounded accusation? Those detainees are not political rivals nor they are not even oppositionists to the current ruling leadership of NBEG state Aweil. some of them are senior SPLm/ A members whom fiercely fought in the war struggle for south Sudanese since from beginning upto the end of it in 2005. Also they have right to talks if there is some thing which they have seen it has gone wrong at state level and in South sudan as well and no one can prevent them from participating in the affairs of south Sudan. So in this regard, Are you trying to say that they have no legal right in the state government to contribute any thing? You have now mentioned alot of things which has happened to the first two governors who ruled Aweil for short period of time and they were betrayed out from the office by unknown groups without mistake seen have commited by them. For instance, in your understanding or judgement is that a mistake or not to make interference in other people’s chance? And who can be held accountable about this grieves issue by losing our strong and hard working governors of our vast state of Aweil with no clear weak point seen on their sides? If you are not from Aweil then is better for you to watch and don’t attempt to post such a commence full with useless/ meaningless ideas that cannot even help you in your future life time. We are all originated from Aweil-land and we don’t expect anyone us to use the word of intimidation to one another in the affairs of mading Aweil.
Janafil
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Malimu
What is this man? who can read this long history of yours? you are borring people!! I can read it if you don’t make it short and precise.I don’t need to read it is too long!!
Janafil
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Delegation to juba
I know these corrupt people pretending to be right people representing MadinAweil wanting to meet GOSS president to beg from him high position to their father Malong, Malong is even using Madingaweil income/budget to buy position and that was why there was one day deduction in ever NBEG employee and very many staffs in all the ministries are working volunteerly or with NGOs becuase of no budget especailly in the Counties.Governor Malong for me is not the right person to present Madingaweil in those positions because is somebody who always acted against his own people and his lacking pateintness,his having high self proud, motivating few people to recommand him and always turn his back to the majority. I rather recommand General Dau Aturjong,General Salva Chol Ayat,General Deng Wol and some other Generals in Mading who are not proud,the are not corrupt and are good people who lways interact with their community/people.All those 12 members of his including him were not even elected by community. Shame on him.
Malim
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Janafil, Sorry man that the article it was long and you did have time to read. You should read it man, your name “Janafil” alone tell me you are a great man who be inform of what is goingon around. It is time for South Sudan to deal away all type of bad groups.
The public should be furnish with all the details surrounding the arrest of these Abdullabagi Ayii Akol’s militia men who are associated with George Athor. They know Paul Malong doesn’t joke with George Athor associates. They want it, they the got it.
Jupiter Maguangdit
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Dear By Akeen Paankon N. Tong
or Malim,
From your long long article and the kind of langusge in which it is written, I have understood that you are as ignorant as your boss Malong.
Citizens of Northern Bahr el Ghazal have every right to protest against Malong because of the foolowing few reasons:
(1)Public money has been used as personal property.
(2)Civil servants in the state institutions have been downsized while their salaries are still being received by some individuals.
(3)And worse than that, girls as young as 17 years of age are being sexually harassed by your boss and his cabinet in their filthy office.
Malim,please be reminded that suppression was one of the reasons that led the people of South Sudan to take arms against the central government of Sudan and therefore,I advise you to tell your boss Malong Awan Anei to immediately release those in jail.
Malim
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Maguangdit,
For your close allays in jail to be release, please talk to them to publicly denounce that t hey are longer close allies of the bad leaders: Ayii Akol and his your boss George Athor. For your information the people are defending are the ones engaged day and night raping women in Upper Nile and Jonglei under the leadership of your boss George SPLA soldiers.
Paul Malong Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Kuol Manyang Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Keep them in jail oyeeeeeeeeeeee
No compromise for militia groups oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Dinka Malual
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Dear all, I do need to tell guy so call Malim who is not real care about the in North Bhar el Ghazal State who is been destroy by dictatorship system. My friend care do you understand what the judge has been said, about Malong because he has been threated by governor due prisons uncharged by the rule while u are depending your plate, please we MadingAweil we know that is fighter but there are more fighters than him but doesn’t uses power gainst the people and they are general like him. If you are governor today come by votes do you think accuses people and arrest them without evidences that one is not acceptable when president Kiir ask he denied arrested while threat judge here, I will tell you That Aweilian Smart because they wrote paper without names which logic stupid government and now he arrested who were not involves politics but now human right and judge are coorporated whether governor want or not he must go, because President Kiir has understand the dirty work of abuses civilian without human right respect. If you remember the April election Malong has done alot of things regard violence but people of Aweil are wise enough they Dau has won and they don’t to make violence against their people that why you see president Kiir please about General Dau Atourjong so than so call Malong. We people of Aweil are proud about General Dau as we know one day Kiir would know that Malong is not good like accusation happened between Salva Mathok and Paul Malong, go read in citizen new paper Juba. Thk u Mike
Malim
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Mike, your allays: Ayii Akol and George Athor are based in Khartoum. They pay Angelo Machar Akec right now in Aweil prison to sponsor the demonstration in Aweil. The people of Aweil who were mobilised to join the demonstration exposed the enemies to security unit who detected the ill conspiracy of the your group. They were caught up and arrested before the excution of their ill intention. Please advice them not to involve the in bad actions.
Great leader Paul Malong Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
maduel Anok
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Dear malimu,
stop posting someone’s article.. We know Akeen Paankon N. Tong very well. He is a young Aweilian and truthful person.. The article he has authored is indeed in its place and worth to be appriciated.. now, posting it here means dishonoring the intention and the meaning of this article.
Akeen, as we know him, is our resourceful young man. Having him in the south means the hope of the south is lively.. Please avoid posting this article.. copy it and have it with you in your bad for future use… hope you will take this seriously
Madingthith
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Hi Writers,
I was hesitated to commented but I dare to say some points because Northern Bahr el Ghazal is the best State and should not be demolish by one person at day time. To remove one person in aposition does not mean that the whole state goes to choas as many of wrongdoers thinks.
I totally agree with Akeen Paankon N. Tong the way he use to write his personal views regarding Northern Bahr el Ghazal Government and the entire community at large. He is not covering some triggers points which will lead into bad shape of NBeG state. Keep on Please backward never.
Human Right Commission is also weak in South Sudan, what is the role and mandates if the refered such cases to President as if they are not fully authorized. Shame on YOu money right commission
Jada Lotole
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Never until some of us stop wallowing in the calabash of elusion,shall we see perfect govornance in the South Sudan ! Some of us often take it as a gospel truth whatever some of the current ministers, govornors , comissioners say ! little do they nkow that these so called leaders may in one way or the other be wrong in thier handling of political, Social , economical and even developmental issues! Having nkown this, opposition creeps in to salvage these fading leaders like the NBGS leader ! The oppostion should be given the time to educate the dormant leaders so that they can learn how to expedite good governance ! they should not be oppressed like the way it is done in NBGS and in some other parts of the South Sudan !
As for the massess of South Sudan , let us stop being sycophants whoese job is only to cheer up uncivilised, uncapable, dictatorial and weak leaders just becuase we want them to put some traces of honey on our lips ! Shame on SYCOPHANTS !
Abugurunchol
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
TO:lamim thanking you very much for comment telling us that those who are in jail,are renguad of George Athor who disturbing us in jonglei state. don’t give them chance let them die in custody till their father Ayii akol and Georg athor come to release them.
Jupiter Maguangdit
N. Bahr el Ghazal governor accused of threatening judiciary
Hi Malim,
The people you are talking about like George Athor and Ayii Akol should not be associated with those in jail in Northern Bahr el Ghazal because their is no evidence being provided for their arrest.
And for your information, Athor was an SPLA general who was forced by Kuol Manyang and Gier Chuang to defect because they thought that Athor had become very close to their positions.
Coming to your leader Malong, their is no difference between him and Ayii Akol. his father Awan Anei was a very close ally of Ayii during ‘Nya Nya One War’.
Infact, Malong has been kept in this position by the GOSS for the fear that he can defect and join the Messiriya at any time if removed from this position.
Here I respect and salute the intire people of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State for their patience and understanding to allow Malong continue as governor because they don’t want insecurity in their state.