South Sudan president don fire chief security for office

South Sudan President Mr. Salva Kiir don sack Gen, Akol Koor Kuc di intelligence chief wey don serve for long time, replace am wit im close friend, na wetin state broadcaster SSBC report on October 3, 2024 based on presidential decree.

Di sack of Gen. Akol, wey don head di controversial internal security bureau of di National Security Service (NSS) since di kontri gain independence from Sudan for 2011, e happen weeks afta di transitional government announce anoda election delay. Mrs. Ammu Kannampilly Report on October 3.

Last month, President Kiir office don announce say dem go extend di transitional piriod for two years and dem com postpone elections for di second time afta delay for 2022.

Dis one don make United States and oda international guarantors for di kontri vex.

Wetin dey happen for South Sudan?

1. Sack of di Intelligence Chief security: President don sack di long-serving intelligence chief, Gen. Akol, and e don replace am wit Mr. Akec Tong Aleu, wey bi im close friend. Dis one dey show say pawa struggle dey happen for di highest levels of di government.
2. Election Delay: Di transitional government don announce anoda delay for di elections, as e don extend di transitional piriod for two years. Dis one don cos serious vex from di United States and oda international guarantors of di pis process.
3. Pis Process: South Sudan end five years of civil war for 2018, but disagriments wey dey bitwin President and im deputy, Mr. Riek Machar, don bi di major obstacles to complete di pis process.
4. Rites Groups Concerns: Rite groups lik Amnesty International and Human Rites Watch don dey warn say di NSS get too mani pawa and dey operate witout fear against civil society and activists wey challenge di government.

Di government spokesperson and di office of di president no get ansa.

Rites groups lik Amnesty International and Human Rites Watch don dey warn since say di NSS don dey get too mani pawa for di kontri, dem don dey operate witout fear against civil society and activists wey challenge di government.

Analysts com dey talk say di decision to sack di intelligence chief, wey dem announce, show say pawa struggle dey happen for insid di highest levels of di government.

“Dem don dey tink well well about wetin dem go do wit Mr. Akol.

Di president no wan mek quick decisions cos wahala for national security,” policy and security analyst Boboya James tell Reuters talk dis one so.

“Now, wit di extension of di pis agriment, im go wan consolidate pawa but im go start to dey bring loyalists” insid im government, James talk.

Di new intelligence chief, Mr. Tong, na close friend of di president.

South Sudan end five years of civil war for 2018, but disagriments bitwin  di Vice President Mr. Riek Machar and im Oga wey lead di opposing sides for di conflict don bi di major obstacles to tak complete di pis process.

Why dem sack di intelligence chief?

Akec Tong Aleu na di new Director General of di NSS for South Sudan.

Bifore dem appoint am, e don hold plenti senior public offices for di state and national levels.

Dis na som of di positions wey im don hold:

• Commissioner of Tonj South County, Warrap State (2012)
• Deputy Governor of Warrap State (2012 to August 2015)
• Caretaker Governor of Warrap State (August to December 2015)
• First Governor of di newly established Tonj State (afta di creation of 28 states by Oga Kiir in October 2015)
• Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Warrap State (early 2018)
• Undersecretary for Veteran Affairs at di Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs (April 2024)

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