Yei Governor meets President Kiir over insecurity
May 31, 2016 (YEI) – The Governor of South Sudan’s Yei River state, David Moses Lokonga on Tuesday met President Salva Kiir to discuss development and security challenges in the region.
He however said the governor expressed concerns that insecurity was a major threat.
President Kiir was also briefed by Lokonga on border relations with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Last month, Congo deployed a number of its soldiers in Morobo county of Yei River state, following a land dispute.
“The governor briefed the president on a number of issues among others, including the need for service delivery, security concerns more especially the killing of late sister Veronika and her transportation for burial in Yei,” said Ladu.
Lokonga also met and held discussions with vice president, James Wani Igga on the presence of armed cattle keepers operating within Kajo-Keji and Lainya counties.
“It’s time for farming and these cattle keepers have to move to their state so that farmers in the rural area can concentrate on food production,” said the minister.
The governor also held talks with South Sudan’s roads and transport minister, Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, finance and economic minister, David Deng Athorbei and his internal affairs counterpart, Alfred Ladu Gore, centered on economy, roads and insecurity.
(ST)