Bor county youth association leadership in chaos

March 20, 2016 (BOR) – The youth leadership in Bor county is in a crisis, resulting from disputes over the legitimacy of its chairperson, executive members and the council.

An impeachment letter read before the general assembly fault’s the association’s chairperson, Anyang Ajith of violating the constitution.

The chairperson’s term in office reportedly expired eight months ago, suggesting that fresh polls to elect a new chairperson would address ongoing insecurity challenges.

“His term elapsed in July 31st 2015, the council of the BYCA [Bor Youth County Association] called him that the term is over, he did not accept to attend the meeting with us,” said Mading-Bor James, a former member of the youth association’s council.

“We have written several documents to the commissioner’s office and MPs and have invited payam leaders to intervene”, he added.

The meeting resolved and gave powers to the payam youth leadership, headed by Ngong Alier Ngong, to organize fresh elections.

However Ajith, who was not part of the meeting, said the change agent group had no mandate to either organize or even call a general assembly, let alone impeaching him.

“That one is not a reality, because those who met there are the group which has been affected by the transfer in municipality. They are trying to get agents who can agitate the situation,” said Ajith.

He claimed none of the pressure group members was in the council.

“They don’t have the mandate to call a youth meeting, because in my office, I have executive and a council. And no one is related to such groups,” stressed the embattled chairperson.

He said it was not the role of the association to maintain security.

“Even the former governors failed to maintain security. What about us as youth. We have no resources or powers to provide security that people want,” said Ajith.

He said his government’s legitimacy would end in December 2016.

In the past, BCYA had its term fixed by the constitution to two years. But after a year in his office, Ajith approved the amendment of the constitution, extending his term in office an additional one year. This caused controversies at the time it was eventually passed.

(ST)