{"id":24255,"date":"2022-09-15T17:08:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/governor-lobong-appoints-new-torit-mayor"},"modified":"2022-09-15T17:37:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:37:42","slug":"governor-lobong-appoints-new-torit-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/governor-lobong-appoints-new-torit-mayor","title":{"rendered":"Governor Lobong appoints new Torit mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has appointed a senior local government officer, Mustafa Albino Zacharia, as the new mayor of Torit Municipal Council.<\/p>\n<p>On 9 August, Governor Lobong relieved Joseph Oswaha Ayee as the mayor of Torit without naming a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, Louis Lobong Lojore, Governor of Eastern Equatoria State, do hereby issue this gubernatorial decree for the appointment of Cde. Mustafa Albino Zacharia, as mayor of Torit Municipal Council, Eastern Equatoria State with effect from 9 September 2022,\u201d the decree read.<\/p>\n<p>The new mayor welcomed his appointment, saying it was his dream to keep Torit town clean and secure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy about this appointment and pledge to work very hard to maintain a good image of Torit town and the areas in my jurisdiction,\u201d he vowed. \u201cI will maintain a clean town and ensure security and development. I will also repair and maintain the internal roads in the town which are dilapidated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to ask the people of Torit to stand with and cooperate with me and the state government and also live in peace,\u201d Mayor Albino added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Torit resident Becky Roja Karlos tasked the new mayor to prioritize the mitigation of alarmingly soaring commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high prices of commodities in the market are not good and we need the new mayor to work at reducing the prices in our Torit and our State,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are suffering due to high commodity prices and very many people cannot afford basic items and yet government salaries are too low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Torit dweller, Olara John Baptist, a civil society activist, said he was happy with the appointment and hoped the new mayor would address the welfare of Torit citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy with the appointment of the new mayor. Concerning the wellbeing of the people, we expect peace and for the wellbeing of citizens,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need the people to live in peace and not fight along tribal lines. We need the municipality to develop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has appointed a senior local government officer, Mustafa Albino Zacharia, as the new mayor of Torit Municipal Council. 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