{"id":22338,"date":"2022-08-06T14:49:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T14:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/i-will-still-be-loyal-to-kiir-ateny-welcomes-dismissal"},"modified":"2022-08-06T14:57:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T14:57:02","slug":"i-will-still-be-loyal-to-kiir-ateny-welcomes-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/i-will-still-be-loyal-to-kiir-ateny-welcomes-dismissal","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I will still be loyal to Kiir\u2019: Ateny welcomes dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s outgoing presidential press secretary Ateny Wek Ateny has issued a statement welcoming his dismissal from the office by President Salva Kiir Mayardit saying he will still remain a staunch support of the president.<\/p>\n

The South Sudanese president in a decree read out on the state-own South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Friday dismissed Ateny who was appointed after criticizing the then presidential press team in November 2013.<\/p>\n

He did not cite a reason for his removal and also did not immediately name a replacement.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Ateny congratulated the president for relieving him and said the president\u2019s decision is a normal procedure for the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, let congratulate you Mr. President for a job well-done to relieve me on my duties as the First ever Press Secretary in the Office of the President on Friday, August 5, 2022. I took your decision as normal, routine and prerogative of your Excellency,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I celebrated my appointment nine years ago, I earnestly did celebrate my relieve today, and any friend or a foe who called me to check whether I was taking the news normally, or otherwise, all might have been surprised by the level my jubilation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, I think have made history to which I and my family would be proud of. Given the demand of my job, and how managing a country on crises since its inception entails, I think President Kiir gave me more than honor a man can expect from another man.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing the first Press Secretary in the Office was a lifetime privilege and honor. I am now more exposed than of any other time in my life. So, if I was doing my job right or wrong, the fact that I had spent good 9 years in it, was an indication that I wasn\u2019t there on mere coincidence. I had what it takes to have served the President and the country to which I will remain a loyal citizen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith being in government or not, I will still be loyal to President Kiir, my former colleagues and the government of National Unity and beyond. I subscribe to the notion of being a support of government having assignment or otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I am grateful to the President again. I wish him and the government a very wonderful extended tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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