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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The General Assembly of the South Sudan Basketball Federation has suspended its basketball star president, Luol Deng, over his alleged failure to respond to a meeting call as his four-year tenure came to an end on Friday.<\/p>\n

According to the federation\u2019s constitution, a president is supposed to serve for a term not exceeding four years.<\/p>\n

In its Extraordinary General Assembly held in Juba Thursday, the assembly members accused Deng of failing to respond to their call for a meeting as his term ended.<\/p>\n

They are now demanding that the basketball legend submits a report of his work plan for the last four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe extra-ordinary general assembly made a resolution to suspend and further investigation to our president Luol Deng to respond to the assembly and also give us a report of the four years of being in the office,\u201d said delegate Andrew Makuei, who spoke on behalf of the SSBF General Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201c(This is) to know exactly what the plans of the federation are, and that is what the general assembly amended today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about the way forward, should the President fail to appear before the general assembly, Makuei said, the institution will proceed to elect a new president.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, in case of him not coming, we have already passed names for the electoral committee so we will be going on with our process of starting elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis term is coming to an end and our constitution, says a person is supposed to stay in office for four years, but after four years, we are supposed to start a new governing body.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a democratic country, so everyone has the right regardless of your state, you have the right to do what you are intended to do as a citizen of South Sudan. So, without him responding to us, we will take another step because he\u2019s not the last guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

When contacted, the South Sudan Basketball Federation declined the interview.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the federation released a press statement on its official Facebook page in what appeared to be a response to the move by the general assembly.<\/p>\n

According to the federation, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Joseph Geng Akech has resolved to put the elections on hold until further notice.<\/p>\n

The basketball governing body said it welcomed the call and looked forward to coordinating with the minister to provide the necessary information concerning the status of the federation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the federation said, it suspended the Secretary-General and Finance Secretary and vowed to provide the minister with evidence, investigative reports, and any relevant documents that support the suspension of the two officials.<\/p>\n

It also resolved the construction of the ten states and three administrative areas basketball courts, citing the state associations shall oversee the project management.<\/p>\n

Finally, the basketball governing body cautioned against the spread of misinformation and advised the public to refer to the official Facebook page or website for any official communications.<\/p>\n

Under Deng\u2019s tenure, South Sudan Basketball team cruised to FIBA World Cup glory \u2013 becoming the last African team standing, and will represent the continent at the upcoming Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

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