July 8, 2020 (SSNN) ā The Apadang community of the country’s Upper Nile state has finally accepted the nomination of General Johnson Olony for the governorship of Upper Nile state, days after rejection from a section of the community. First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar last week nominated Olony for the governorship of the oil-rich northern state, but was not […]
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June 30, 2020 (SSNN) ā South Sudan’s First Vice President and leader of the country’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, is on his way to J1 to meet President Salva Kiir Mayardit on the issue of Upper Nile state governor, a senior opposition official has said. The expected meeting between Kiir and Machar which is set […]
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June 25, 2020 (SSNN) ā South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) has a plan B if President Salva Kiir Mayardit insists on allocating Jonglei state to the opposition consortium, a senior member of the Alliance has said. Wazir Michael Liah, the spokesman for the Federal Democratic Party (FDP) and a senior member of the SSOA, told South Sudan News Now that […]
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