Jonglei’s Duk county commissioner sworn-in

June 9, 2015 (BOR) – The newly appointed commissioner of Duk county in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, Micheal Malual Wuor was officially sworn-in on Tuesday at an occasion witnessed by the governor and the high court president.

Malual replaced Akech Deng who was last month sacked by governor, John Kong Nyoun.

Speaking after the oath-taking ceremony in Bor, Malual vowed to prioritise community peace.

“We know without peace, even if we have million of dollars for any project in any area, we will not work. The presence of peace is a promise for development,” he said.

“I urge the people of Duk and the state government to rally behind me to work for peace and unity within and with our neighbors,” added the newly-appointed commissioner.

Meanwhile, Nyoun urged communities in Duk to cooperate with the new commisioner.

He refuted media that the former commissioner was relieved from his position allegedly on grounds that he participated in moblising the Duk youth to attack the Lou Nuer tribe.

“No body is relieved without a mistake. But if you are following somebody who fell in the hole, you should not make a mistake to fall again in the same hole along that path,” said Nyuon.

“Be very careful with your advisors, you do not accept from them when they say this person is good or bad. Wait to see by your self in a period of six months or more,” he added.

The governor advised the commissioner to prioritise peace, describing it as paramount.

“You must work to unit the people of Duk with Lou Nuer and Garwar. You must initiate peace at the grassroots”, he stressed.

Malual was serving as the director for Disarmament and Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) in Jonglei before his recent appointment as Duk commissioner.

(ST).