Kiir sacks income authority deputy head, names successor – Sudans Submit

JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday dismissed Albino Dak Othow from his function as Deputy Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) and appointed Taban Abel Aguek as his alternative.

The choice was introduced in a presidential decree learn on state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Wednesday evening. The decree didn’t present any causes for Othow’s dismissal.

Taban Abel Aguek, previous to this new appointment, was a Member of Parliament representing Awerial County within the Lakes State Legislative Assembly. He has beforehand held key positions within the authorities, together with because the Deputy Governor of the now-defunct Eastern Lakes State.

Aguek additionally served because the SPLM Chief Whip of the Eastern Lakes State Legislative Assembly and held the function of Minister of Information, Communication, Culture, Youth, and Sports in Eastern Lakes State earlier than its dissolution.