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JUBA — South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has revoked the appointment of Ugandan national who was appointed into parliament last week, according to a decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC).
Although the decree did not mention why the lady’s appointment was revoked, Ms. Afekuru Animu’s appointment into the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) representing OPP has caused uproar on social media amid reports that she hails from Uganda.
Kiir in a separate decree appointed Joseph Lual Achuil to replace her. He issued a separate decree appointing Angui Diing to Simon Mou Thiik who turned down the appointment last week.
Ms Animu who was dismissed by First Vice President Taban Deng Gai’s office in 2018 following media reports was appointed last week by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on the ticket of OPP led by Peter Mayen Majongdit.
Unconfirmed reports also said she was dismissed at some points few years ago by the Japanese embassy over nationality concerns.
Her appointment came as a surprise to the community of Lujule Payam of Morobo County of Central Equatoria state Animu now represents in parliament.
In a statement, the community said the person in question does not hail from the area and that they made some investigation as to whether she belongs there, but they said she doesn’t come from their payam.
“After a thorough investigation to know her details, the community found her claims of origination from the Keliko tribe to be false,” reads the statement seen by Sudans Post in part.
South sudanese, South sudanese, South sudanese, South sudanese,South sudanese, South sudanese, how many times have i called you! you segregate so much even if some body legally a south sudanese but with a different origin. if Americans were like you then Obama would have not become a president in his life. you are every where in seek of refuge and we have received you and were are treating you well. Kindly change your ways and get civilized
When Lebanese are becoming South Sudanese and and Dinka from Abyei Sudan are claiming jobs in South Sudan, other tribes from central equatoria are rejecting their fellow tribe members whom they suspected to be from across the border created by colonialists, what a pathetic pathological jealousy.