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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The welcoming ceremony for Gola Boyoi Gola, the new Chief Administrator of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), was marked by a heated dispute over leadership roles between community representatives.<\/p>\n

The exchange began when Murle community leader Kennedy Gain Ngare urged Gola to address tensions surrounding Pochalla, calling it a \u201cticking time bomb\u201d fueled by those seeking power.<\/p>\n

He suggested the Anyuak community openly voice their claims for the chief administrator position.<\/p>\n

Anyuak chairperson Munira Abdellaha, a member of the national parliament\u2019s mining committee, countered with accusations of discrimination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy always deputy of Chief Administrator, is it written in our back! No, it is not written in our back \u2013 you Murle people what have you done to Anyuak?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

She further called on youth to reject violence and work towards peace.<\/p>\n

Gen. David Yau Yau, founder of the GPAA and former chief administrator, denied the Murle community orchestrates appointments.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think that the Murle community first sit down to do an appointment, it is only two, three, or four people who surprise the entire general public,\u201d he argued, suggesting some Murle and Anyuak individuals lobby together to secure the position for an Anyuak leader.<\/p>\n

The dispute highlights ongoing tensions within the GPAA. Yau Yau\u2019s Cobra faction peace deal in 2014 led to the area\u2019s semi-autonomous status.<\/p>\n

Since then, none of the seven chief administrators have come from the Anuak, Kacipo, or Jie communities, which also inhabit the region.<\/p>\n

Recent violence, including the March 2024 ambush that killed 15 people, underscores the volatile situation.<\/p>\n

An Anyuak group is allegedly seeking separation from the GPAA to form a Greater Pochalla Administrative Area.<\/p>\n

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