Kiir - Machar agree on allocation of states
Episode 1294, Jun 18, 2020, 05:32 AM
Government and SPLA-IO have reached an agreement on the allocation of states
Consultations on the nomination of state leaders are set to begin in the coming days after the government and the SPLA-IO reached an agreement on the allocation of states. The Minister of Presidential Affairs, Nhial Deng Nhial confirmed to the media in Juba yesterday that the government will appoint governors for the 6 states of Warrap, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Eastern Equatoria, Central Equatoria, and Unity, while the SPLA-IO will take Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Upper Nile.
The South Sudan Opposition Alliance – SSOA has been given Jonglei State.