Governor Denay Chagor evacuated as protesters demand ‘to see him personally’

JUBA – South Sudan governor of Jonglei state Denay Jok Chagor has been evacuated to an unknown location amid fears of attack by the state civil servant, several government and security officials just said.

This comes after the government in Jonglei announced this morning that several government offices including the state government general secretariat was shut down due to fears of attack by protesters over salary row with the government.

Jonglei state minister of information Veronica William Deng said the governor has been evacuated from his office because some pockets of the protesters are demanding to see the governor personally.

“They are demanding to see him personally which is dangerous because they are not peaceful and the government and the gallant security forces in the state have decided to move the governor to a safer place until this issue is resolved,” she said.

The senior state government official further stressed the need for a consensus to be reached between the civil servants and the state government saying the situation is tense and the state already troubled by the ongoing violence cannot stand another crisis.

“Now it is important for an understanding to be reached between the government here in Bor and the civil servants who are protesting against the government over salary,” the official said.

“The situation is tense and our state is in a problem of cattle raid and communal violence and it cannot stand this issue because the government is not being allowed to conduct its work,” she added.