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JUBA — Western Equatoria State governor, General Alfred Futuyo, on Monday declared a three-day mourning period following the death of the longest-serving Commissioner of Yambio County, Hussein Enoka Ibrahim Bakumba.
Enoka died in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on Sunday.
The deceased had been on treatment in Khartoum after he collapsed at the enthroning event of the King of Zande in February this year.
In an order issued on Monday, Governor Futuyo said the mourning will commence on Monday and end on Wednesday.
“I declare three days for mourning starting from Monday, 25th July to Wednesday, 27th July 2022. The work resumed on Thursday, 28th July 2022,” the part of the order read.
The Governor also formed a high-level committee to organize the funeral prayers for the Late. Hussein Enoka Ibrahim Bakumba.
Late Hussein was appointed Commissioner of Yambio County in April 2015, before he was dismissed by the former Governor of Gbudue State the following year.
He also served in the position for more than 13 years, under the Sudan regime, during the pre-independence civil war.
Known for his eloquence, Enoka won a state parliamentary seat in the 2010 election.
He had held various top positions in the state government, most notably in the Ministry of Information as well as the Ministry of Health.
In February last year, Hussein Enoka was appointed by President Salva Kiir as the Commissioner of Yambio.
Following the news of his death, well-wishers and citizens of the state took to social media to convey messages of condolences.
